Using db As New Northwnd("")
    ' Get original Customer from deserialization.
    Dim q1 = db.Orders.First()
    Dim serializedQ As String = SerializeHelper.Serialize(q1)
    Dim q2 = SerializeHelper.Deserialize(serializedQ, q1)

    ' Track this object for an update (not insert).
    db.Orders.Attach(q2, False)

    ' Replay the changes.
    q2.ShipRegion = "King"
    q2.ShipAddress = "1 Microsoft Way"

    ' DataContext knows how to update the order.
    db.SubmitChanges()
End Using

Sub method7()
    Dim c As Customer = Nothing
    Using db = New Northwnd("...")
        ' Get both the customer c and the customer's order
        ' into the cache.
        c = db.Customers.First()
        Dim sc = c.Orders.First().ShipCity
    End Using

    Using nw2 = New Northwnd("...")
        ' Attach customers and update the address.
        nw2.Customers.Attach(c, False)
        c.Address = "new"
        nw2.Log = Console.Out

        ' At SubmitChanges, you will see INSERT requests for all
        ' c's orders.
        nw2.SubmitChanges()
    End Using

Dim custA_File = New Customer()
Dim custB_File = New Customer()
Dim xmlFileA As String = ""
Dim xmlFileB As String = ""

' Get the serialized objects.
Dim A As Customer = SerializeHelper.Deserialize(Of Customer)(xmlFileA, custA_File)
Dim B As Customer = SerializeHelper.Deserialize(Of Customer)(xmlFileB, custB_File)

Dim AOrders As List(Of Order) = A.Orders.ToList()

Using db As New Northwnd("...")
    'Attach all the orders belonging to Customer A all at once.
    db.Orders.AttachAll(AOrders, False)

    ' Update the orders belonging to Customer A to show them
    ' as owned by Customer B
    For Each o In AOrders
        o.CustomerID = B.CustomerID
    Next

    ' DataContext can now apply the change of ownership to
    'the database
    db.SubmitChanges()
End Using