Vista - Executing CMD.EXE from PowerShell

I'd like to be able to execute the following command:

$p = [diagnostics.process]::Start("cmd.exe", "/c start /wait c:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin\VCVARS32.bat")
$p.WaitForExit()

The problem is, of course, is with the file path. When I run this command,
I get this error:

"Windows cannot find c:\Program. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and
try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and ten click
Search."

When I attempt to get the path recognized by wrapping it in single quotation
marks, I get the same error.

Any ideas as to how to fix this?

Thanks,

Stephen

I cant test this atm but this should work
$p = [diagnostics.process]::Start("cmd.exe", "/c start /wait `"c:\Program
Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin\VCVARS32.bat`"")
$p.WaitForExit()

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SS> I'd like to be able to execute the following command:
SS>
SS> $p = [diagnostics.process]::Start("cmd.exe", "/c start /wait
SS> c:\Program
SS> Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\Bin\VCVARS32.bat")
SS> $p.WaitForExit()
SS> The problem is, of course, is with the file path. When I run this
SS> command, I get this error:
SS>
SS> "Windows cannot find c:\Program. Make sure you typed the name
SS> correctly, and try again. To search for a file, click the Start
SS> button, and ten click Search."
SS>
SS> When I attempt to get the path recognized by wrapping it in single
SS> quotation marks, I get the same error.
SS>
SS> Any ideas as to how to fix this?
SS>
SS> Thanks,
SS>
SS> Stephen
SS>

You might also need to escape the path if Brandon's suggestion didn't work:

$p = [diagnostics.process]::Start("cmd.exe", "/c start /wait `"c:\Program
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