get field data from CRM 4

    
// get field data from crm 4.0 entity

    public string getLookup(string _prop)
    {
        Lookup lkp = (Lookup)entity[_prop];
        return lkp.name;
    }

    internal string getPicklist(string _prop)
    {
        Picklist pick = (Picklist)entity[_prop];
        return pick.name;
    }

    public string getDate(string _prop)
    {
        CrmDateTimeProperty cdp = new CrmDateTimeProperty(_prop, (CrmDateTime)entity.Properties[_prop]);
        return cdp.Value.date;
    }

    public string getBool(string _prop)
    {
        string ret = "";
        try
        {
            CrmBooleanProperty CBP = new CrmBooleanProperty(_prop, (CrmBoolean)entity.Properties[_prop]);
            ret = CBP.Value.Value.ToString();
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            ret = "";
        }
        return ret;
    }

    internal string getOwner(string _prop)
    {
        Owner own = (Owner)entity[_prop];
        return own.name;
    }

    public string getData(string _prop)
    {
        string ret = "";
        string type = null;

        try
        {
            type = entity.Properties[_prop].GetType().ToString();
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Print("TYPE( {0} ):= {1}",_prop, type);
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            type = e.Message;
            ret = e.Message;
            return ret;
        }

        if (type == "Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Owner")
        {
            ret = ret = getOwner(_prop);
        }
        else if (type == "Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.CrmBoolean")
        {
            ret = getBool(_prop);
        }
        else if(type == "System.String")
        {
                //StringProperty sp = new StringProperty(_prop, (string)entity.Properties[_prop]);
                ret = entity.Properties[_prop].ToString();
        }
        else if (type == "Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Lookup")
        {
            ret = getLookup(_prop);
        }
        else if (type == "Microsoft.Crm.Sdk.Picklist")
        {
            ret = getPicklist(_prop);
        }
        
        return ret;
    }