Import data hangs workbench 6:help!

[Andrew Jonkers]

Maybe I am doing this all wrong, being a noob, but:

Exported all databases from 5.5 using workbench "Data Export"
Upgraded mysql from 5.5 to 5.6 (workbench 6)

Tried Data Import of the databases - workbench script hangs indefinitely with no disk activity.

I note workbench attempts the import script as follows:
"mysql.exe" --defaults-extra-file="c:\users\andrew\appdata\local\temp\tmptcqnli.cnf" --host=localhost --user=root --port=3306 --default-character-set=utf8 --comments < "Q:\\Capture\\SQLBackupGimli\\20120518dump_analysis_items.sql"

The above script hangs workbench, although I note the .cnf file has been correctly created by workbench AND contains the correct password as follows:
[client]
password="pass"

Finally, I note that if I manually run mysql with a -ppass option, the import works no problem...(but with warning about password in clear)

mysql.exe" --host=localhost --user=root -ppass --port=3306 --default-character-set=utf8 --comments < "Q:\\Capture\\SQLBackupGimli\\20120518dump_analysis_items.sql"

Above script works fine.

Anyone know whats up with the workbench import going wrong????