Private/Get-UpdateCatalogLink.ps1
Function Get-UpdateCatalogLink { <# .SYNOPSIS Returns contents of a KB search from the Microsoft Update Catalog .NOTES Author: Aaron Parker Twitter: @stealthpuppy .PARAMETER KB Knowledgebase article string to search the catalog for. #> [CmdLetBinding()] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory = $True, Position = 0, ValueFromPipeline = $True)] [String] $KB ) try { $uri = "http://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=KB$($KB)" Write-Verbose -Message "Searching $uri." $kbPage = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $uri -UseBasicParsing -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } catch { # Write warnings if we can't read values If ($Null -eq $kbPage) { Write-Warning -Message "Page object is Null. Unable to read KB details from the Catalog." } If ($Null -eq $kbPage.InputFields) { Write-Warning -Message " Page input fields are Null. Unable to read button details from the Catalog KB page." } Throw $_ } finally { Write-Output $kbPage } } |