Using Linq to Sql in C#, is there any way I can automatically truncate too-long data?

Question

So, I\'m importing data from one database into another. There are about 5,000 records (so nothing ridiculous, but not small enough to eyeball). Is there an easy way to autom

Answer 1

I would make an extension iterator method that you could throw inline with your query, doing something like this:

public static IEnumerable Truncater(this IEnumerable s, int len)
{
    foreach( var str in s )
    {
        if( str.Length > len )
        {
            string outStr = str.Substring(0, len);
            Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Truncated {0} to {1}", str, outStr));
            yield return outStr;
        }
        else
            yield return str;
    }
}