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linq to sql not between

I have the following where clausing in sql, how do i write the comparable in linq?

where CONVERT(DATE, GETDATE()) not between CheckInDate and CheckOutDate

I'm trying to query the non active records in my table, which means today's date will not fall in between the check in and check out dates.

Thanks

Meir Rivkin

I assumed CheckOutDate and CheckInDate are properties of a data structure (list/array/enumerable etc) the where applies to:

.Where(n=>(DateTime.Now >  n.CheckOutDate) && (DateTime.Now < n.CheckInDate))

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michael1174

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Hi thanks I already have that for active records, I need to get NOT active records which is a NOT between.

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michael1174

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one more question, it worked for one of my queries, but my other query, which first i am getting it through a SP:

var query = (get from sp).toList();

return query.Where(m => (DateTime.Today >= m.StartDate) &&
(m.EndDate <= DateTime.Today));

it doesn't seem to be filtering out the records, see any problems?

Meir Rivkin

this query returns all records between StartDate and EndDate (exclusive compare) , is that what u want?

btw, you used DateTime.Today and not DateTime.Now to compare which returns the current date with time equals to 12:00:00 AM.

for example:

DateTime.Today -> {1/31/2013 12:00:00 AM}
DateTime.Now -> {1/31/2013 14:45:00 PM}

michael1174

ASKER

yes, that is what I want but for some reason my query result is wrong. It doesn't seem like the filter was applied. I'm first calling a sp, and then applying that where. The method returns a ienumerable and the result is bound to a grid.

thanks for explaination on the date today vs date now.

Meir Rivkin

well the query is simple and straight forward.
debug the StartDate and EndDate and see if it falls within the query range.