ValidateXmlFile: a powershell script for validating XML

ValidateXmlFile.ps1

function ValidateXmlFile {
    param ([string]$xmlFile       = $(read-host "Please specify the path to the Xml file"))
	$xmlFile = resolve-path $xmlFile
    "==============================================================="
    "Validating $xmlFile using the schemas locations specified in it"
    "==============================================================="
    # The validating reader silently fails to catch any problems if the schema locations aren't set up properly
    # So attempt to get to the right place....
    pushd (Split-Path $xmlFile)

    try {
        $ns = @{xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'}
	# of course, if it's not well formed, it will barf here. Then we've also found a problem
        # use * in the XPath because not all files begin with Configuration any more. We'll still 
        # assume the location is on the root element 
        $locationAttr = Select-Xml -Path $xmlFile -Namespace $ns -XPath */@xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation
        if ($locationAttr -eq $null) {throw "Can't find schema location attribute. This ain't gonna work"}

        $schemaLocation = resolve-path $locationAttr.Path
        if ($schemaLocation -eq $null) 
        {
            throw "Can't find schema at location specified in Xml file. Bailing" 
        }

        $settings = new-object System.Xml.XmlReaderSettings
        $settings.ValidationType = [System.Xml.ValidationType]::Schema
        $settings.ValidationFlags = $settings.ValidationFlags `
                -bor [System.Xml.Schema.XmlSchemaValidationFlags]::ProcessSchemaLocation
        $handler = [System.Xml.Schema.ValidationEventHandler] {
            $args = $_ # entering new block so copy $_
            switch ($args.Severity) {
                Error {
                    # Exception is an XmlSchemaException
                    Write-Host "ERROR: line $($args.Exception.LineNumber)" -nonewline
                    Write-Host " position $($args.Exception.LinePosition)"
                    Write-Host $args.Message
                    break
                }
                Warning {
                    # So far, everything that has caused the handler to fire, has caused an Error...
                    # So this /might/ be unreachable
                    Write-Host "Warning:: " + $args.Message
                    break
                }
            }
        }
        $settings.add_ValidationEventHandler($handler)
        $reader = [System.Xml.XmlReader]::Create($xmlfile, $settings)
        while($reader.Read()){}
        $reader.Close()

    }
    catch {
        throw
    }
    finally {
        popd         
    }

}

Doesn't actually work. I keep being thrown at line 16 due to the fact that the xmlFile path is empty.

Doesn't actually work. I keep being thrown at line 16 due to the fact that the xmlFile path is empty.

Hmm... I've used this a lot, although not recently. I suspect I've always passed a filename that actually exists. That said, I'd have expected it to fail at resolve-path if the file wasn't there. Are you sure the file is well-formed XML?