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    copied!<pre><code>// Query all records var q = dc.tblHelpCentreQuestions.Where(question =&gt; question.userID == UserID).Where(question =&gt; question.awaitingUserResponse == true || question.awaitingSupportResponse == true). OrderBy(s =&gt; s.awaitingUserResponse).ThenBy(s =&gt; s.dateSubmitted). GroupJoin( dc.tblHelpCentreReplies, question =&gt; question.ID, replies =&gt; replies.ticketID, (question, replies) =&gt; new { Question = question, RepliesCount = replies.Count() } ); </code></pre> <p>No matter where I put the order by query, it seems to just be ordering them randomly.</p> <h2>Edit: same results with order at end:</h2> <pre><code>// Query all records var q = dc.tblHelpCentreQuestions.Where(question =&gt; question.userID == UserID).Where(question =&gt; question.awaitingUserResponse == true || question.awaitingSupportResponse == true). GroupJoin( dc.tblHelpCentreReplies, question =&gt; question.ID, replies =&gt; replies.ticketID, (question, replies) =&gt; new { Question = question, RepliesCount = replies.Count() } ).OrderBy(s =&gt; s.Question.awaitingUserResponse).ThenBy(s =&gt; s.Question.dateSubmitted); </code></pre> <h2>Edit: Generated SQL</h2> <pre><code>exec sp_executesql N'SELECT [t2].[ID], [t2].[catID], [t2].[subject], [t2].[question], [t2].[userID], [t2].[dateSubmitted], [t2].[isUrgent], [t2].[emailMe], [t2].[awaitingSupportResponse], [t2].[awaitingUserResponse], [t2].[lastReply], [t2].[stopWatchTotalMins], [t2].[isStopWatchOn], [t2].[stopWatchStart], [t2].[priorityLevel], [t2].[value] AS [RepliesCount] FROM ( SELECT [t0].[ID], [t0].[catID], [t0].[subject], [t0].[question], [t0].[userID], [t0].[dateSubmitted], [t0].[isUrgent], [t0].[emailMe], [t0].[awaitingSupportResponse], [t0].[awaitingUserResponse], [t0].[lastReply], [t0].[stopWatchTotalMins], [t0].[isStopWatchOn], [t0].[stopWatchStart], [t0].[priorityLevel], ( SELECT COUNT(*) FROM [dbo].[tblHelpCentreReplies] AS [t1] WHERE ([t0].[ID]) = [t1].[ticketID] ) AS [value] FROM [dbo].[tblHelpCentreQuestions] AS [t0] ) AS [t2] WHERE (([t2].[awaitingUserResponse] = @p0) OR ([t2].[awaitingSupportResponse] = @p1)) AND ([t2].[userID] = @p2) ORDER BY [t2].[awaitingUserResponse], [t2].[dateSubmitted]', N'@p0 int,@p1 int,@p2 int', @p0 = 1, @p1 = 1, @p2 = 81 </code></pre> <p>I've run the code through the database and it returns the results correctly, so it must be something else which is strange because the code is so simple, never mind though, thanks all for your help, I've learnt a lot of new things with this problem!</p>
 

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