Windows Command line: Is there any way to check syntax of bat file without actually running it?
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Unfortunately a good and extensive checker doesn't really exist.
The only one I was able to locate is BatCodeCheck, which dates from 2014 and which checks for only a limited number of errors.
Maybe you could try to run the .bat in a sandbox enironment. I haven't tried it myself, but start the cmd.exe in a sandbox programm and then try to execute the bat file.
This might work if all necessary files are present.
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1I am looking for a similar solution, because running my bat file only gives an "invalid syntax" error. Wish it would tell me what the invalid syntax was, or at least what ln/char it's at– ETLNov 7, 2023 at 3:28