Convert string to long type and use in a linq query within asp.net MVC

Question

Is it possible within Linq in C#, to convert a string field in a database, to a long type - and use it in the query?

Here, tme is a unix time (long) - but the field in t

Answer 1

try

var qbt = db.Calls.ToList()
.Where(x => x.team == id && long.Parse(x.targetdate) <= tme);

if you have many records you can limit them by team first and then call ToList like below

var qbt = db.Calls.Where(x => x.team == id).ToList()
 .Where(i=>long.Parse(i.targetdate) <= tme);

Or You can use AsEnumerable

var qbt = db.Calls.AsEnumerable()
.Where(x => x.team == id && long.Parse(x.targetdate) <= tme);