MARC Validator

Tool for validating MARC records.

How to use?

MARC Validator is a Windows console tool, meaning it can be used with command line in Windows with parameters.

• -p, –-path=[pathToFile]: Path to file with MARC record (or collection of MARC records) you want to validate. This parameter is mandatory.
• -o, –-output=[pathToFile]: Path to text file you want to output results to (if file does not exist, it will be created).
• -v, –-verbose: Writes also failed conditions with MA, RA, or O obligation.
• -h, -?, -–help: Writes help.

Example Full Command:

MarcValidator.exe -p=C:\myMARC.xml --output D:\output.txt -v

Supported formats

Only supported format is currently MARXML and output is currently just in text files.