>Is it a static method and property?

The Web Service is including this at the top:

Imports [Function]

That is my reference to a Function.dll file which includes some encryption methods. One object is named Encrypt. It includes a property lError. Basically, I have to force the initialization of the lError property to False everytime I am calling that method now:

            Encrypt.lError = False
            Encrypt.Decrypt(tcEMSXML, lcDecryptKey)
            If Encrypt.lError Then
                Throw New System.Exception(Encrypt.cError)
            End If
            lcXMLReceived = Encrypt.cDecrypt

In Function.dll, the method is defined as:

Public Class Encrypt

   Public Shared lError As Boolean = False

    ' The function used to decrypt the text
    Public Shared Function Decrypt(ByVal tcString As String, ByVal sDecrKey As String)
    End Function

End Class