public static void ExecutePdfReport() { Console.WriteLine("Enter startDate and endDate separated by whitespace. (e.g. 2014-07-21 2014-07-21)"); string input = Console.ReadLine(); try { string[] dates = input.Split(' '); PdfManager.ExportDataToPdf(DateTime.Parse(dates[0]), DateTime.Parse(dates[1])); } catch (Exception e) { Console.WriteLine("Invalid input." + e.Message); } }