big issue in converting string to datetime using linq-to-entities

Question

How can I convert the string to datetime using linq to entities ....

I have got the below query, where the visit_date column datatype is string...

Answer 1

Convert.ToDatetime is supported by Linq2SQL. The only supported method of Linq to entities are these: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb738681.aspx

about your problem ... try to convert startdate and enddate in string and compare the string value in linq expression.