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how to get around The '--' operator works only on variables or on properties

I'm following the instructions from the mysql site on resetting the mysql server's password on a windows machine..

copying the command verbatim:

C:> 'C:Program FilesMySQLMySQL Server 5.0inmysqld-nt.exe'
--defaults-file='C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\my.ini'
--init-file=C:\mysql-init.txt


gives me this error (abbreviated):

Unexpected token 'defaults-file='C:Program FilesMySqlMysql Server 5.0my.ini''
in expression or statement.

The '--' operator works only on variables or on properties.

+ CategoryInfo :ParserError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId :UnexpectedToken


I looked around and found this suggestion:


Try this:

$cmd= {cmd /c 'C:Program FilesPostgreSQL8.3inpg_dump.exe
'--encoding=UTF8 --verbose --create --username=postgres --
file=C:dbWednesday.pg DB''}

&$cmd

-- is the Powershell decrement operator. To make it 'mundate', it needs to be enclosed in single quotes to suppress parsing it as an
operator. You could also escape all the hyphens with backticks, but
that's going to get really ugly.


I tried following that format.. ie

$cmd = {cmd /c 'C:Program FilesMySQLMySQL Server 5.0inmysqld-nt.exe
'--defaults-file='C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\my.ini
--init-file=C:\mysql-init.txt''}
&$cmd


but then i got this error:

'C:Program' is not recognised as an internal or external command


I also tried doing the back tick escaping:

C:> 'C:Program FilesMySQLMySQL Server 5.0inmysqld-nt.exe'
`-`-defaults-file='C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\my.ini'
`-`-init-file=C:\mysql-init.txt


but also got an error (abbreviated):

unexpected token '`-`-defaults-file.. ' in expression or statement


any ideas?

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