static void Main(string[] args) { // grab connection string and deserialize it string connectionString = ReadData.GetConnectionString(); // log in using sql server using var logStream = new StreamWriter("ef-logs.txt"); var optionsBuilder = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<StoreDBContext>(); optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer(connectionString); optionsBuilder.LogTo(logStream.WriteLine, LogLevel.Information); s_dbContextOptions = optionsBuilder.Options; StoreRepository db = new StoreRepository(s_dbContextOptions); // acess the main menu SqlConsoleUi.mainMenu(db); }