Is there a way to have SQL server validate object references in Stored Procs?

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Published on 2010-01-06T17:59:25Z Indexed on 2010/04/17 15:13 UTC
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The following code executes fine in SQL Server

create proc IamBrokenAndDontKnowIt as
select * from tablewhichdoesnotexist

Of course if I try to run it, it fails with

Invalid object name 'tablewhichdoesnotexist'.

Is there any way to compile or verify that Stored Proc are valid?

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