public static void Main(string[] args) { // SQL STUFF HERE // get the configuration from file var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder() .SetBasePath(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()) .AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: true, reloadOnChange: true); IConfigurationRoot configuration = builder.Build(); //Use to confirm .json is being read in properly //Console.WriteLine(configuration.GetConnectionString("Project1DB")); var optionsBuilder = new DbContextOptionsBuilder <Project1DBContext>(); optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer(configuration.GetConnectionString("Project1DB")); RH = new RepositoryHandler(new Project1DBContext(optionsBuilder.Options)); //END SQL STUFF //Begin at first screen of the menu system MenuStart(); //Close DB connection RH.DisposeOfDBContext(); }