Datatable.Select with Like in VB.net - sql

Question

I have a datatable where i am trying to do
datatable.Select(Name Like '#%#') but getting error that invalid pattern(expecting result of a table with name col having #Mike#,#Brow#..). Using escape sequense dint for all items dint work fine too. Many suggest to use Linq - but am new to it. How can i do this filter with Linq from this datatable.
This is a sample of what i was trying to do..
Dim dtSamp As Data.DataTable
dtSamp = New Data.DataTable
dtSamp.Columns.Add("Name")
dtSamp.Columns.Add("Marks")
Dim dr As DataRow
dr = dtSamp.NewRow()
dr.Item(0) = "AAA"
dr.Item(1) = "50"
dtSamp.Rows.Add(dr)
dr = dtSamp.NewRow()
dr.Item(0) = "#bbb#"
dr.Item(1) = "60"
dtSamp.Rows.Add(dr)
dr = dtSamp.NewRow()
dr.Item(0) = "ccc"
dr.Item(1) = "44"
dtSamp.Rows.Add(dr)
Dim drResult As DataRow()
drResult = dtSamp.Select("Name Like '#%#'")
Dim dtOutPutTable As Data.DataTable
dtOutPutTable = drResult.CopyToDataTable()
In the dtOutPutTable i was expecting 1 row ie, #bbb# in it.. but the Select function fails.

Answer 1

Generally LINQ queries works on data sources which implement the IEnumerable<T>/ IQueryable<T> Interface. But DataTable does not implement any of these. So we can not directly apply LINQ queries on a DataTable.
But DataTable class has an extension method called AsEnumerable which returns an IEnumerable collection of DataRow. So we can apply the AsEnumerable function on a DataTable and then play with some LINQ on the resulting collection.
var items=(from p in myDataTable.AsEnumerable()
select new { ID= p.Field<int>("ID").
Name=p.Field<string>("Name")
}).ToList();
var filtered=items.Where(x => x.Name.Contains("Mike"));
EDIT : Here is the VB.NET Version ( Disclaimer: I am not a VB.NET guy. but i could build this code without any error)
Dim items = (From p In myDataTable.AsEnumerable()
Select New With {.ID = p.Field(Of Integer)("ID"),
.Name = p.Field(Of String)("Name")}).ToList()
Dim filtered = items.Where(Function(x) x.Name.Contains("Mike")).ToList()

Answer 2

VB
Private Function likes(ByVal dt As DataTable, ByVal column As String, ByVal value As String)
Dim result = dt.Clone()
For Each row As DataRow In From row1 As DataRow In dt.Rows Where (row1(column).Contains(value))
result.ImportRow(row)
Next
Return result
End Function
C#
private DataTable likes(ref DataTable dt, string column, string value)
{
DataTable result = dt.Clone();
foreach (DataRow row in from row1 in dt.Rowswhere (row1(column).Contains(value))) {
result.ImportRow(row);
}
return result;
}