Module/Misc/Get-BCSWebFile.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Download a file from a https or http URL .DESCRIPTION Function downloads a file from the web and saves it on the local machine .PARAMETER remoteURL URL to file to download .PARAMETER destination Destination where the file will be saved .NOTES Author: Mathias Stjernfelt Website: http://www.brightcom.se .EXAMPLE Get-BCSWebFile -remoteURL "https://website.com/file.txt" -destination "c:\temp\file.txt" #> function Get-BCSWebFile { [Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute("PSAvoidUsingConvertToSecureStringWithPlainText", "")] Param( [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName, Mandatory = $true)] [String] $remoteURL, [Parameter(ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName, Mandatory = $true)] [SecureString] $destination ) if ($remoteURL.StartsWith("https://", "OrdinalIgnoreCase") -or $remoteURL.StartsWith("http://", "OrdinalIgnoreCase")) { (New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile($remoteURL, $destination) Write-Host "Downloaded file from $($remoteURL) to $($destination)" } } Export-ModuleMember -Function Get-BCSWebFile |