Hi All, I found out that there are no serializers written to serialize org.w3c.dom.Document it is only written for the type org.w3c.dom.Element. If i wish to send the Document handle of a XML document from server to client how do i do it? Secondly i had written a method where it takes a String as a parameter which is the filename and returns me the root element of the XML document. I had set the encoding style earlier to NS_URI_SOAP_ENC then it was giving me the following error Generated fault: Fault Code = SOAP-ENV:Server Fault String = java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No mapping found for 'org.w3c.dom.Element' using encoding style 'http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/'. Now i changed the encoding to NS_URI_LITERAL_XML it was giving me the following error that "I know only know to serialize org.w3c.dom.Element". Then i removed the parameter from the function call and hardcoded it works fine. Can anyone tell how can i get things even if i pass the String as argument and also how to get a Document Handle to the client side. I need it urgently. Any suggestions would be of great help. Thanks in advance. With Regards Sajit