Convert datetime to a formatted string inside a LINQ-to-entities query

Question

How can I convert DateTime into a formatted string?

This is the line in the following query that needs help:

StartDate = string.Format(\         


        

Answer 1

In vb (valid to c# too changing syntax):

Imports System.Data.Entity
... 
query.Select(Function(x) New MyObject With {
    ...
    .DateString = DbFunctions.Right("00" & x.DateField.Day, 2) & "/" & DbFunctions.Right("00" & x.DateField.Month, 2) & "/" & x.DateField.Year
    ...
}).ToList()

Note: ToList(), ToEnumerable() are not the way because its executes a query, the user wants linq to sql..