Linq Query with Max Effective Date - linq

Question

Having trouble understanding how i can convert the following SQL Query into LINQ. Specifically the MAX effective date parts.
SELECT A.NAME, X.XLATLONGNAME AS ACTION, C.DESCR, B.EFFDT
FROM ACTN_REASON_TBL C, XLATTABLE X, PERSONAL_DATA A, JOB B
WHERE A.EMPLID = B.EMPLID
AND B.ACTION = C.ACTION(+)
AND B.ACTION_REASON = C.ACTION_REASON(+)
AND (C.EFFDT = (SELECT MAX(C_ED.EFFDT) FROM ACTN_REASON_TBL C_ED
WHERE C.ACTION = C_ED.ACTION
AND C.ACTION_REASON = C_ED.ACTION_REASON
AND C_ED.EFFDT <= B.EFFDT)
OR C.EFFDT IS NULL)
AND X.FIELDNAME = 'ACTION'
AND B.ACTION = X.FIELDVALUE
AND X.EFFDT = (SELECT MAX(X_ED.EFFDT) FROM XLATTABLE X_ED
WHERE X.FIELDNAME = X_ED.FIELDNAME
AND X.LANGUAGE_CD = X_ED.LANGUAGE_CD
AND X.FIELDVALUE = X_ED.FIELDVALUE
AND X_ED.EFFDT <= SYSDATE)
AND B.ACTION_DT BETWEEN sysdate - 30 AND sysdate
AND B.ACTION NOT IN ('EOI','NBY','LIF','FSC','LOA','LTD','PLA','RFL','PAY')
ORDER BY A.NAME, B.EFFDT DESC
This is what i have so far for my LINQ query...
public ActionResult RecentTransaction()
{
RecentTransViewModel recTransModel = new RecentTransViewModel();
var minusThirty = DateTime.Today.AddDays(-90);
var today = DateTime.Now;
var exceptionList = new List<string> { "EOI", "NBY", "LIF", "FSC", "LOA", "LTD", "PLA", "RFL", "PAY" };
var transaction = (from p in recentTrans.PERSONAL_DATA
join j in recentTrans.JOB on p.EMPLID equals j.EMPLID
join a in recentTrans.ACTN_REASON_TBL on j.ACTION_REASON equals a.ACTION_REASON
join x in recentTrans.XLATTABLE_VW on j.ACTION equals x.FIELDVALUE
where x.FIELDNAME == "ACTION"
where j.ACTION_DT >= minusThirty
where j.ACTION_DT <= today
where !exceptionList.Contains(j.ACTION)
select new RecentTransViewModel
{
Name = p.NAME,
Action = x.XLATLONGNAME,
Descr = a.DESCR,
EffectiveDate = j.EFFDT
}).OrderBy(d => d.Name)
.ToList();
return View(transaction);
Any help is greatly appriciated!

Answer 1

LINQ allows you to add nested Queries within the same contex so that you can:
select new RecentTransViewModel
{
Name = p.NAME,
Action = x.XLATLONGNAME,
Descr = a.DESCR,
EffectiveDate = EffectiveDate = (from eft in recentTrans.XLATTABLE_VW
where eft.FIELDNAME == x.FIELDNAME AND eft.LANGUAGE_CD = X.LANGUAGE_CD AND
eft.FIELDVALUE = x.FIELDVALUE AND eft.EFFDT <= SYSDATE
select eft).Max(c=> c.EFFDT)
}).OrderBy(d => d.Name)
.ToList();