Apache SOAP maps internally each SOAP Fault to a SOAPException by mapping the FaultCode and the FaultString to the fitting field in the SOAPException. But there is always a optional Detail element - why doesn't the SOAPException provide for every Fault field one field in the SAOPException? Ralf __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/