If you are developing ASP.NET you can easily use the Application_Error event within the Global.asax Syntax file for your global exception handling needs. However, this approach is not available for Web Services applications. The Application_Error event is not fired if your web method throws an exception. The reason for this is that the HTTP handler for XML Web services consumes any exception that occurs while an XML Web service is executing and turns it into a SOAP fault prior to the Application_Error ......