problem with Importing Credentials in PowerShell

voodooking

trying to used a secure stored credential per post
here -

"In the script that you want to run automatically, add the following commands:

$password = Get-Content c:\temp\password.txt | ConvertTo-SecureString

$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PsCredential `

"CachedUser",$password
"

recieve error

New-Object : A parameter cannot be found that matches parameter name
'System.Object[]'.
At C:\SCRIPTS\test.ps1:2 char:25
+ $credential = New-Object <<<< System.Management.Automation.PsCredential `
"CachedUser",$password

i am inserting the given lines of code
and passing parameter -credential $credntial in a get-wmi-object script

Marco Shaw [MVP]

> $credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PsCredential `
>
> "CachedUser",$password

Try putting this all on one single line:
PS >$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PsCredential
"CachedUser",$password

Marco

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