functions/Get-MicrosoftAzureDatacenterIPRangeFile.ps1
function Get-MicrosoftAzureDatacenterIPRangeFile { <# .SYNOPSIS Downloads the Microsoft Azure Datacenter IP Ranges file .DESCRIPTION The Get-MicrosoftAzureDatacenterIPRangeFile cmdlet will download the Microsoft Azure Datacenter IP Ranges file from the Microsoft Downloads site. It should be noted that this file is updated on a weekly basis, and as such you should re-download this file on a regular basis. This cmdlet makes use of Invoke-WebRequest. .EXAMPLE C:\PS> Get-MicrosoftAzureDatacenterIPRangeFile -Path C:\Temp\AzureRanges.xml Dowloads the Microsoft Azure Datacenter IP Ranges file to C:\Temp\AzureRanges.xml #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Path where you want to save the XML file [Parameter(Mandatory = $true, Position = 0)] [String] $Path ) $MicrosoftDownloadsURL = 'https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=41653' $DownloadPage = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $MicrosoftDownloadsURL $DownloadLink = ($DownloadPage.Links | Where-Object -FilterScript {$_.InnerText -eq 'Click here'}).href Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $DownloadLink -OutFile $Path } |