Getting past Powershell & SQL’s “Incorrect syntax near ‘GO’ ” message

sql-batch-execution.ps1

Param(
    [string]$Server,
    [string]$DB,
    [string]$user,
    [string]$Pwd,
    [string]$Script
)

$batches = $Script -split "GO\r\n"

$SqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$SqlConnection.ConnectionString = "Server=$Server;Database=$DB;User ID=$user;Password=$Pwd;Trusted_Connection=False;Encrypt=True;Connection Timeout=30;"
$SqlConnection.Open()

foreach($batch in $batches)
{
    if ($batch.Trim() -ne ""){

        $SqlCmd = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand
        $SqlCmd.CommandText = $batch
        $SqlCmd.Connection = $SqlConnection
        $SqlCmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
    }
}
$SqlConnection.Close()