<# .SYNOPSIS Verifies the given XML file .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script checks the given XML file for validity. .PARAMETER path Specifies the path to the XML file to check .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-xml-file.ps1 myfile.xml ✔️ Valid XML in 'myfile.xml' .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$path = "") try { if ($path -eq "" ) { $path = Read-Host "Enter path to XML file" } $XmlFile = Get-Item $path # Perform the XSD Validation $script:ErrorCount = 0 $ReaderSettings = New-Object -TypeName System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings $ReaderSettings.ValidationType = [System.Xml.ValidationType]::Schema $ReaderSettings.ValidationFlags = [System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaValidationFlags]::ProcessInlineSchema -bor [System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaValidationFlags]::ProcessSchemaLocation $ReaderSettings.add_ValidationEventHandler({ $script:ErrorCount++ }) $Reader = [System.Xml.XmlReader]::Create($XmlFile.FullName, $ReaderSettings) while ($Reader.Read()) { } $Reader.Close() if ($script:ErrorCount -gt 0) { throw "Invalid XML in '$path'" } "✔️ Valid XML in '$path'" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }