private bool ValidateConnectionString(string connectionStringName) { var connectionString = System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings[connectionStringName].ConnectionString; var connectionIsValid = string.IsNullOrEmpty(connectionString) || ConnectionTester.IsServerConnected(connectionString); if (!connectionIsValid) { Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine(" Execution aborted!"); Console.WriteLine($" The {connectionStringName} connection string is not valid."); Console.WriteLine(); } return(connectionIsValid); }