(view source code of airreghbcmd.ps as plain text)
<#.SYNOPSISSearch a downloaded Swiss aircraft registry database for a Swiss aircraft registation and if found, return the aircraft manufacturer and model (tab-delimited).DESCRIPTIONFirst, create a subdirectory 'HB' in this script's parent folder.Next, download the Swiss aircraft registry database in CSV format (see links section), and move the file 'Swiss Aircraft Register.csv' to the 'HB' folder.Now run this script with an Australian aircraft registration as its only parameter (see examples section).The script will first look for the specified registration code in column 2 of the 'Swiss Aircraft Register.csv' file.If a match is found, the manufacturer and model are found in columns 6 and 7.The script will display a tab-delimited string with the registration, the manufacturer and the aircraft model (<registration><tab><manufacturer><tab><model>).If the script was started by another PowerShell script, the calling PowerShell script may also read the manufacturer and model from the variables $Manufacturer and $Model, passed on by this script.If the script was started by a batch file, the calling batch file can use 'FOR /F' on this PowerShell script's screen output to find the manufacturer and model.Get-Help './AirRegHBCmd.ps1' -Examples will show 2 examples of this script being called by another script..PARAMETER RegistrationA valid Swiss aircraft registration, e.g. HB-1044.PARAMETER QuietIgnore all errors and do not display any error messages; in case of errors, just terminate with return code 1..PARAMETER VersionShow this script's version number; if combined with -Verbose show full script path, version number and last/modified/release date.PARAMETER CheckDBIf the required local database can be found, returns True and exit code 0; if not, returns False and exit code 1..PARAMETER HelpShow the script's help screen.PARAMETER DebugShow some progress messages.OUTPUTSIf a match is found: a tab-delimited string with <registration><tab><manufacturer_and_model>, and if -NoBreak switch is used: variables $Manufacturer set to aircraft manufacturer $Model set to aircraft modelIf no match is found: False.EXAMPLE. ./AirRegHBCmd.ps1 HB-1044Will return tab-delimited string "HB-1044<tab>SEGELFLUGZEUGBAU A. NEUKOM<tab>AN 66 C", and set variables $Manufacturer to "HB-1044 SEGELFLUGZEUGBAU A. NEUKOM" and $Model to "AN 66 C".EXAMPLE"HB-1044" | . ./AirRegHBCmd.ps1Will also return tab-delimited string HB-1044<tab>SEGELFLUGZEUGBAU A. NEUKOM<tab>AN 66 C", and set variables $Manufacturer to "HB-1044 SEGELFLUGZEUGBAU A. NEUKOM" and $Model to "AN 66 C".EXAMPLE. ./AirRegHBCmd.ps1 "HB-1044" -DebugThis will return:Start searching "HB-1044" in "Swiss Aircraft Register.csv" file at <date> <time>Found a match at 2021-08-17 15:13:59HB-1044 SEGELFLUGZEUGBAU A. NEUKOM AN 66 CFinished at <date> <time> (elapsed time <time elapsed>).EXAMPLECreate and run the following PowerShell script:===============================================================$Registration = 'HB-1044' ; $Manufacturer = '' ; $Model = ''[void] ( . "$PSScriptRoot\AirRegHBCmd.ps1" -Registration $Registration )Write-Host ( "Registration : {0}`nManufacturer : {1}`nModel : {2}" -f $Registration, $Manufacturer, $Model )===============================================================Besides setting variables $Manufacturer to "THB-1044 SEGELFLUGZEUGBAU A. NEUKOM" and $Model to "AN 66 C", it will return:Registration : HB-1044Manufacturer : HB-1044 SEGELFLUGZEUGBAU A. NEUKOMModel : AN 66 C.EXAMPLECreate and run the following batch file:===============================================================REM Note that there should only be a TAB and nothing else between delims= and the doublequoteFOR /F "tokens=1-3 delims= " %%A IN ('powershell . ./AirRegHBCmd.ps1 HB-1044') DO ( ECHO Registration : %%A ECHO Manufacturer : %%B ECHO Model : %%C)===============================================================It will return:Registration : HB-1044Manufacturer : HB-1044 SEGELFLUGZEUGBAU A. NEUKOMModel : AN 66 C.LINKScript written by Rob van der Woude:https://www.robvanderwoude.com/.LINKSwiss Aircraft Register:https://app02.bazl.admin.ch/web/bazl/en/#/lfr/search.LINKCapture -Debug parameter by mklement0 on StackOverflow.com:https://stackoverflow.com/a/48643616#>param (
[parameter( ValueFromPipeline )]
[ValidatePattern("(^\s*$|[\?/]|^-|^HB-([A-Z]{3}|\d{2,4})$)")]
[string]$Registration,
[switch]$CheckDB,
[switch]$Version,
[switch]$Quiet,
[switch]$Help
)$progver = "1.00"
$Registration = $Registration.ToUpper( )
$Manufacturer = ''
$Model = ''
[bool]$Debug = ( $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey( 'Debug' ) )
[bool]$Verbose = ( $PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey( 'Verbose' ) )
if ( $Version ) {
if ( $Verbose ) {
$lastmod = ( [System.IO.File]::GetLastWriteTime( $PSCommandPath ) )
if ( $lastmod.ToString( "h.mm" ) -eq $progver ) {
"`"{0}`", Version {1}, release date {2}" -f $PSCommandPath, $progver, $lastmod.ToString( "yyyy-MM-dd" )
} else {
# if last modified time is not equal to program version, the script has been tampered with"`"{0}`", Version {1}, last modified date {2}" -f $PSCommandPath, $progver, $lastmod.ToString( "yyyy-MM-dd" )
}} else {
$progver } exit 0}$dbfolder = ( Join-Path -Path $PSScriptRoot -ChildPath 'HB' )
$dbfile = ( Join-Path -Path $dbfolder -ChildPath 'Swiss Aircraft Register.csv' )
if ( $CheckDB ) {
if ( Test-Path -Path $dbfile -PathType 'Leaf' ) {
[bool]$true
exit 0} else {
[bool]$false
exit 1 }}if ( $Help -or [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace( $Registration ) -or ( $Registration -match "[/\?]" ) ) {
Clear-HostWrite-Host ( "`"{0}`", Version {1}" -f $PSCommandPath, $progver ) -NoNewline
$lastmod = ( [System.IO.File]::GetLastWriteTime( $PSCommandPath ) )
if ( $lastmod.ToString( "h.mm" ) -eq $progver ) {
Write-Host ", release date " -NoNewline
} else {
# if last modified time is not equal to program version, the script has been tampered withWrite-Host ", last modified date " -NoNewline
}Write-Host $lastmod.ToString( "yyyy-MM-dd" )
Write-HostGet-Help $PSCommandPath -Full
exit -1
}if ( Test-Path -Path $dbfile -PathType 'Leaf' ) {
if ( $Debug ) {
$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::StartNew( )
Write-Host ( "Start searching `"{0}`" in `"Swiss Aircraft Register.csv`" file at {1}" -f $Registration, ( Get-Date ) )
}$delimiter = ';'
$pattern = "^`"\d+`"{0}`"{1}`"{0}`"[^\n\r]+" -f $delimiter, $Registration
$record = ( ( Get-Content -Path $dbfile ) -match $pattern )
if ( $record ) {
if ( $record.Split( $delimiter ).Count -gt 6 ) {
$Manufacturer = $record.Split( $delimiter )[5] -replace '"',''
$Model = $record.Split( $delimiter )[6] -replace '"',''
if ( $Debug ) {
Write-Host ( "Found a match at {0}" -f ( Get-Date ) )
} } }"{0}`t{1}`t{2}" -f $Registration, $Manufacturer, $Model | Out-String
if ( $Debug ) {
Write-Host ( "Finished at {0} (elapsed time {1})`n`n" -f ( Get-Date ), $StopWatch.Elapsed )
$StopWatch.Stop( )
}} else {
if ( $Quiet ) {
if ( $Debug ) {
Write-Host ( "Downloaded Swiss aircraft registry database file `"{0}`" not found" -f $dbfile )
} exit 1} else {
$message = "No downloaded Swiss aircraft registry database was found.`n`nDo you want to open the download webpage for the database now?"
$title = 'No Database Found'
$buttons = 'YesNo'
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms
$answer = [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show( $message, $title, $buttons )
if ( $answer -eq "Yes" ) {
$url = 'https://app02.bazl.admin.ch/web/bazl/en/#/lfr/search'
Start-Process $url
} else {
ShowHelp( 'No downloaded Swiss aircraft registry database found, please download it and try again' )
} }}page last modified: 2025-10-11; loaded in 0.0107 seconds