Dim customerId = "ALFKI"

' Create the DataServiceContext using the service URI.
Dim context = New NorthwindEntities(svcUri)

' Create the separate query URI's, one that returns 
' a single customer and another that returns all Products.
Dim customerUri = New Uri(svcUri.AbsoluteUri & _
    "/Customers('" & customerId & "')/?$expand=Orders")
Dim productsUri = New Uri(svcUri.AbsoluteUri & _
       "/Products")

' Create the query requests.
Dim customerQuery = New DataServiceRequest(Of Customer)(customerUri)
Dim productsQuery = New DataServiceRequest(Of Product)(productsUri)

' Add the query requests to a batch request array.
Dim batchRequests = _
    New DataServiceRequest() {customerQuery, productsQuery}

Dim batchResponse As DataServiceResponse

Try
    ' Execute the query batch and get the response.
    batchResponse = context.ExecuteBatch(batchRequests)

    If batchResponse.IsBatchResponse Then
        ' Parse the batchResponse.BatchHeaders.
    End If

    ' Enumerate over the results of the query.
    For Each response As QueryOperationResponse In batchResponse
        ' Handle an error response.
        If response.StatusCode > 299 OrElse response.StatusCode < 200 Then
            Console.WriteLine("An error occurred.")
            Console.WriteLine(response.Error.Message)
        Else
            ' Find the response for the Customers query.
            If response.Query.ElementType Is GetType(Customer) Then
                For Each customer As Customer In response
                    Console.WriteLine("Customer: {0}", customer.CompanyName)
                    For Each order As Order In customer.Orders
                        Console.WriteLine("Order ID: {0} - Freight: {1}", _
                                order.OrderID, order.Freight)
                    Next
                Next
                ' Find the response for the Products query.
            ElseIf response.Query.ElementType Is GetType(Product) Then
                For Each product As Product In response
                    Console.WriteLine("Product: {0}", product.ProductName)
                Next
            End If
        End If
    Next
    ' This type of error is raised when the data service returns with
    ' a response code < 200 or >299 in the top level element.
Catch ex As DataServiceRequestException
    ' Get the response from the exception.
    batchResponse = ex.Response

    If (batchResponse.IsBatchResponse) Then
        ' Parse the batchResponse.BatchHeaders.
    End If
    For Each response As QueryOperationResponse In batchResponse
        If response.Error IsNot Nothing Then
            Console.WriteLine("An error occurred.")
            Console.WriteLine(response.Error.Message)
        End If
    Next
End Try