>>There must be a difference between VB's implementation of LINQ and C#'s implementation, because in C# I can't even write the first query without getting a compiler syntax error ("A query body must end with a select clause or a group clause").
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>However, if I write the query using a lambda expression, I don't get the syntax error and it works:
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>Syntax error:
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>var query1 = (from person in dsPers.Personnel
>              where person.firstname == "Fred").FirstOrDefault();
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>No syntax error and it works:
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>var query3 = dsPers.Personnel.Where(person=>person.firstname == "Fred").FirstOrDefault();
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>Strange ...

Indeed, thanks for the elaboration on the topic.