//Using this SqlCommand will work
new SqlCommand("SELECT [employees].[name] FROM [dbo].[employees]", sqlNotificationConn)

//But this one won't
new SqlCommand("SELECT [employees].* FROM [dbo].[employees]", sqlNotificationConn)

//And this one won't either
new SqlCommand("SELECT * FROM [dbo].[employees]", sqlNotificationConn)

query.ToString()

((ObjectQuery)query).ToTraceString()