How to get IQueryable.ToList() with database fieldnames instead of entity properties

Question

The scenario:

1. I have a considerable amount of entities as models in CodeFirst mapped to the database fieldname with the Attribute [Column("str")].

2. I have a bunch of Reporting Service Reports (in local-mode) with the DataSets mapped to the database field names.

I can't pass direct results of linq queries to those reports with the ToList() method because of the field names. What I can do (and I'm trying to avoid) is to type select new for each object; or run each query via a different datasource.

Question:

I would like to know if there is any trick to have a IQueryable object with the original field names instead of the property names. Something like a dynamic select new.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

Answer 1

No, there isn't. The database column names either have to match the property name, or you have to use the Column attribute to make them line up. That's your only choices.