'By' expected

An Order By or Group By clause has been specified without the By keyword.

Error ID: BC36605

To correct this error

• Add the By keyword to the Order By or Group By clause. The following is an example:

  Dim customersByCountry = From cust In customers _
                           Order By cust.Country, cust.City _
                           Group By CountryName = cust.Country _
                           Into RegionalCustomers = Group, Count() _
                           Order By CountryName
  

See Also

Tasks

How to: Sort a Collection by Using LINQ (Visual Basic)

Concepts

Introduction to LINQ in Visual Basic

Reference

Order By Clause (Visual Basic)

Group By Clause (Visual Basic)

Other Resources

LINQ in Visual Basic