scripts

Save-WebRequest.ps1

SYNOPSIS

Downloads a given URL to a file, automatically determining the filename.

SYNTAX

Save-WebRequest.ps1 [-Uri] <Uri> [-CreationTime <DateTime>] [-LastWriteTime <DateTime>] [-Open]
 [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Save-WebRequest.ps1 https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf -Open

Saves f1040.pdf (or else a filename specified in the Content-Disposition header) and opens it.

PARAMETERS

-Uri

The URL to download.

Type: Uri
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Url, Href, Src

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-CreationTime

Sets the creation time on the file to the given value.

Type: DateTime
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-LastWriteTime

Sets the creation time on the file to the given value.

Type: DateTime
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Open

When present, invokes the file after it is downloaded.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.