<# .SYNOPSIS Checks the given XML file for validity .DESCRIPTION This script checks the given XML file for validity. .PARAMETER file Specifies the path to the XML file to check .EXAMPLE PS> ./check-xml-file myfile.xml ✔️ XML file is valid .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> param([string]$file = "") try { if ($file -eq "" ) { $file = read-host "Enter path to XML file" } $XmlFile = Get-Item $file $script:ErrorCount = 0 # Perform the XSD Validation $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) { write-warning "Invalid XML file" exit 1 } "✔️ XML file is valid" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }