title: linq with viewbag data
body: <p><strong>Controller</strong> </p>
  
  <pre><code>ViewBag.Subdivison = new SelectList(db.Retention_Model_Predictions_DS_Manual.Select(m =&gt; m.Underwriter_Name).Distinct(), "Underwriter_Name", "Underwriter_Name"); 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>View</strong> </p>
  
  <pre><code>@Html.DropDownList("Underwriter_Name", null, "Please Select", htmlAttributes: new { @class = "form-control" })
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>Error found in Controller</strong> </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>"Error = Unable to evaluate the expression. Operation not supported. Unknown error: 0x80070057."</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><strong>Error found in view</strong> </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>There is no ViewData item of type 'IEnumerable' that has the key 'Underwriter_Name'.</p>
  </blockquote>