--- a/Plugins/CheckerPlugins/SyntaxChecker/SyntaxCheckerDialog.py	Sat Nov 16 19:58:22 2013 +0100
+++ b/Plugins/CheckerPlugins/SyntaxChecker/SyntaxCheckerDialog.py	Tue Nov 19 22:36:36 2013 +0100
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@
         else:
             files = [fn]
         
-        if codestring == '' and len(files) > 0:
-            self.checkProgress.setMaximum(len(files))
+        if codestring or len(files) > 0:
+            self.checkProgress.setMaximum(max(1, len(files)))
             QApplication.processEvents()
             
             # now go through all the files