$sqlConn = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection $sqlConn.ConnectionString = "Server=$env:computername\SQL2019;Integrated Security=false;User ID=sa; Password=P@ssword!!" $sqlConn.Open() $str1="" $sqlConn.State IF (Compare-Object $sqlConn.State $str1) { Write-Host "Failed attempt" exit 1 } ELSE { Write-Host "Success" exit 0 }