public class MyBizClass { private CornMazeYellowPagesEntities oEFobject = null; public MyBizClass() { this.oEFobject = new CornMazeYellowPagesEntities(); } public Enumerable getDirectory() { //CornMazeYellowPagesEntities queryobj = null; var queryobj = from dr in this.oEFobject.DIRECTORies.AsEnumerable() select new { dr.ADDRESS1, dr.ADDRESS2, dr.CITY, dr.COMPANYNAME }; //queryobj = // from dr in this.oEFobject.DIRECTORies // select dr; return queryobj; } }