Convert SQL - LINQ - Problem with using both Min/Max - sql

Question

Is there a online system which converts SQL - LINQ or can anyone else help convert the SQL - LINQ below?
SELECT MIN(startTime) As startTime, MAX(endTime) As endTime
FROM tblRA
LEFT JOIN tblA ON tblRA.asID = tblA.asID
WHERE 'xxxxxx' BETWEEN tblRA.startDate AND tblRA.endDate
AND tblA.availabilityDayOfWeek = 7
The main area I am having trouble is the .MAX/.MIN.
Heres what I have so far
public List<string> GetResourceAvailabilitiesByDate(DateTime searchDate)
{
DayOfWeek dayOfWeek = searchDate.DayOfWeek;
var minVal = from a in dc.tblResourceAvailabilities
join b in dc.tblAvailabilities on a.asID equals b.asID
where searchDate.Date >= a.startDate.Date && searchDate.Date <= a.endDate.Value.Date
&& b.availabilityDayOfWeek == (int)dayOfWeek
select b.startTime.ToShortTimeString();;
var maxVal = from a in dc.tblResourceAvailabilities
join b in dc.tblAvailabilities on a.asID equals b.asID
where searchDate.Date >= a.startDate.Date && searchDate.Date <= a.endDate.Value.Date
&& b.availabilityDayOfWeek == (int)dayOfWeek
select b.endTime.ToShortTimeString();
var min = minVal.Min(minVal.Min);
var max = maxVal.Max();
return min,max;
Thanks in advance for any help
Clare

Answer 1

I think your code is a little bit incorrect, and the first symptom of it is that you are using repeated code to define minval and maxval. I tried to simulate something similar to what you want and came to the following code, please adapt it to your needs.
public List<string> GetResourceAvailabilitiesByDate(DateTime searchDate)
{
DayOfWeek dayOfWeek = searchDate.DayOfWeek;
var vals = from a in dc.tblResourceAvailabilities
join b in dc.tblAvailabilities on a.asID equals b.asID
where searchDate.Date >= a.startDate.Date && searchDate.Date <= a.endDate.Value.Date
&& b.availabilityDayOfWeek == (int)dayOfWeek
select b;
var min = vals.Min(v => v.startTime).ToShortTimeString();
var max = vals.Max(v => v.startTime).ToShortTimeString();
return new List<string>() { min, max };
}
Some comments on your code, assuming it's C#.
You are trying to return an array of strings when you should be returning an array of dates.
Your where clause is pretty confuse. You're comparing the search date with startdate.Date and endDate.Value.Date. It does not make much sense.
Your select clause could select only b, or a, or whatever. You don't really need to select the date in it.