noob question pls help with proof of concept "tester" <tester[ at ]testthis.net> 25.07.2006 05:29:31 I have a vb.net2005 web service I created with some basic functions. I have it pass me a string and return something back. works fine. I created an infopath form with ip03sp1 and mapped to the web service. I can submit a string to the web method and display the return. so far so good. now the boss wants to see how the form works when the web service is unavailable (like a user is on the road or the server is down, etc.) I've read that IP can do this and it is supposed to be a great feature, but I cannot figure out how to invoke it. does anyone have a nice walkthru or something on that? I need to know, do I have to add code to the vb05.net web service to handle this? how about to the IP form? I could use a guided tour, I'm fairly new to all of this but trying to muddle my way thru. I figured out how to do the web service and initial IP form all on my own. thanks in advance for your help.