<# .SYNTAX check-xml-file [] .DESCRIPTION checks the given XML file for validity .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param($File = "") if ($File -eq "" ) { $File = read-host "Enter path to XML file" } try { $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 } write-host -foregroundColor green "OK - XML file is valid" exit 0 } catch { write-error "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }