[ASP.NET 4.0 / EF 4.1]

Hi,

I'm trying to use "Linq Methods" to filter a data source based on datetime fields, but I get the error: "In this case, only primitive types (such as Int32, String and Guid) are supported."

I know that the Entity Framework has some limitations when dealing with dates, but I need some elegant solution to solve this problem.

My code is:

    public IList<Order> GetOrders(int? orderId = null, string customerId = null, int? employeeId = null, DateTime? orderDateFrom = null, DateTime? orderDateUntil=null, DateTime? requiredDate = null, DateTime? shippedDate = null)
    {
        IQueryable<Order> result;

        result = from order in ctx.Orders.Include("Order_Details")
                 select order;

        // Apply filters to the base query
        if (orderId != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.OrderID.Equals(orderId));

        if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(customerId))
            result = result.Where(o => o.CustomerID.ToUpper().Equals(customerId.ToUpper()));

        if (employeeId != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.EmployeeID.Equals(employeeId));

        if (orderDateFrom != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.OrderDate >= orderDateFrom);

        if (orderDateUntil != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.OrderDate <= orderDateUntil);

        if (requiredDate != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.RequiredDate == requiredDate);

        if (shippedDate != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.ShippedDate == shippedDate);

        return result.ToList();
    }

When the code executes the query (result.ToList ()), it throws an exception. If I delete datetime.Where, this works fine.

Thank!

Decision

I changed my code to:

    public IList<Order> GetOrders(int? orderId = null, string customerId = null, int? employeeId = null, DateTime? orderDateFrom = null, DateTime? orderDateUntil=null, DateTime? requiredDate = null, DateTime? shippedDate = null)
    {
        IQueryable<Order> result;

        result = from order in ctx.Orders.Include("Order_Details")
                 select order;

        // Apply filters to the base query
        if (orderId != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.OrderID.Equals(orderId.Value));

        if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(customerId))
            result = result.Where(o => o.CustomerID.ToUpper() == customerId.ToUpper());

        if (employeeId != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.EmployeeID == employeeId.Value);

        if (orderDateFrom != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.OrderDate >= orderDateFrom.Value);

        if (orderDateUntil != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.OrderDate <= orderDateUntil.Value);

        if (requiredDate != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.RequiredDate == requiredDate.Value);

        if (shippedDate != null)
            result = result.Where(o => o.ShippedDate == shippedDate.Value);

        return result.ToList();
    }

If anyone has a better solution, let me know.