http://blogs.msdn.com/b/erickt/archive/2006/09/07/745186.aspxI was doing some tests on LINQ over DataTables where I was selecting into a new anonymous type. The code was quite simple, just doing a basic select. var res = from n in contacts.Contact where n.LastName.StartsWith("L") select new {n}; en-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)