Powershell, database connection string and $

Using connection strings in Powershell can yield some strange errors if the connection string contains the very special sign $.

Why? Because the dollar sign is a special character and it needs to be escaped. To escape it, just add grave accent before and after. So your connection string becomes

Server=tcp:mycooldb.database.windows.net,1433;Database=mycooldb;User ID=admin@mycooldb;Password=Pa`$$`w0rd;Encrypt=True;TrustServerCertificate=False;Connection Timeout=30;

Why would one have the dollar sign in their password is another topic...