Convert advanced SQL query with nested joins to Linq-to-sql - sql

Question

I have ran into a snag with my Linq-to-Sql.
I have a sql query that runs the way I want and usually I use Linqer to convert to Linq to see the general idea. But this time my SQL query seems to advanced for Linqer. :/
I think the problem is the INNER JOINS that are nested in the LEFT OUTER JOIN. Unfortunately I have never ran into this before and don't know how to solve it using Linq.
My SQL query looks like this:
SELECT c.[Company], c.[Name_First], c.[Name_Last], ort.[IDOriginatorRoleType],
ort.[RoleType] AS [OriginatorRoleType], o.[IDOriginator], o.[IDWork],
o.[IDContact], m.[IDMedia], m.[IDWork], m.[FileName], m.[FileNameOnDisk],
m.[DateAdded], w.[IDWork] AS [IDWork2], w.[ArticleNumber], w.[Title],
w.[FrontPageLow], w.[FrontPageLowOnDisk], w.[FrontPageHigh],
w.[FrontPageHighOnDisk]
FROM [dbo].[tblSubscriptionsWorks] AS sw
INNER JOIN [dbo].[tblWorks] AS w ON sw.[IDWork] = w.[IDWork]
LEFT OUTER JOIN [dbo].[tblMedias] AS m ON m.[IDWork] = w.[IDWork]
LEFT OUTER JOIN ([dbo].[tblOriginators] AS o
INNER JOIN [dbo].[tblOriginatorRoles] AS ors ON
o.[IDOriginatorRole] = ors.[IDOriginatorRole]
INNER JOIN [dbo].[tblOriginatorRoleTypes] AS ort ON
ors.[IDOriginatorRoleType] = ort.[IDOriginatorRoleType]
INNER JOIN [dbo].[tblContacts] AS c ON
o.[IDContact] = c.[IDContact]) ON
(o.[IDWork] = w.[IDWork]) AND (ort.[IDOriginatorRoleType] = 1)
WHERE sw.[IDWork_Subscription] = 9942

Answer 1

The left outer join is not a problem what I can see. You just have to divide the statement
LEFT OUTER JOIN ([dbo].[tblOriginators] AS o
INNER JOIN [dbo].[tblOriginatorRoles] AS ors ON
o.[IDOriginatorRole] = ors.[IDOriginatorRole]
INNER JOIN [dbo].[tblOriginatorRoleTypes] AS ort ON
ors.[IDOriginatorRoleType] = ort.[IDOriginatorRoleType]
INNER JOIN [dbo].[tblContacts] AS c ON
o.[IDContact] = c.[IDContact]) ON
(o.[IDWork] = w.[IDWork]) AND (ort.[IDOriginatorRoleType] = 1)
into another IQueryable list. In the example the variable db is the datacontext. Here is a suggestion to a solution:
//selects all the columns that is just in the select from the left join
var leftJoin=
(
from o in db.tblOriginators
join ors in db.tblOriginatorRoles
on o.IDOriginatorRole equals ors.IDOriginatorRole
join ort in db.tblOriginatorRoleTypes
on ors.IDOriginatorRoleType equals ort.IDOriginatorRoleType
join c in db.tblContacts
on o.IDContact equals c.IDContact
where ort.IDOriginatorRoleType==1
select new
{
o.IDWork,
c.Company,
c.Name_First,
c.Name_Last,
ort.IDOriginatorRoleType,
ort.RoleType,
o.IDOriginator,
o.IDContact
}
);
var output=(
from sw in db.tblSubscriptionsWorks
join w in db.tblWorks
on sw.IDWork equals w.IDWork
from m in db.tblMedias
.Where(x=>x.IDWork==w.IDWork).DefaultIfEmpty()
//Left join with the IQueryable list
from org in leftJoin
.Where(x =>x.IDWork==w.IDWork).DefaultIfEmpty()
where
sw.IDWork_Subscription == 9942
select new
{
org.Company,
org.Name_First,
org.Name_Last,
org.IDOriginatorRoleType,
OriginatorRoleType=org.RoleType,
org.IDOriginator,
org.IDWork,
m.IDMedia,
m.IDWork,
m.FileName,
m.FileNameOnDisk,
w.FrontPageLow,
w.FrontPageLowOnDisk,
w.FrontPageHigh,
w.FrontPageHighOnDisk
}
);