[eluser]Sally D[/eluser]
OK I solved it
my problem was I copied the template from a pdf it had >>> extra brackets in it where < should have been all that trouble over something so small
this is the correct template
{table_open}<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">{/table_open}
{heading_row_start}<tr>{/heading_row_start}
{heading_previous_cell}<th><a href="{previous_url}"><<</a></th>{/heading_previous_cell}
{heading_title_cell}<th colspan="{colspan}">{heading}</th>{/heading_title_cell}
{heading_next_cell}<th><a href="{next_url}">>></a></th>{/heading_next_cell}
{heading_row_end}</tr>{/heading_row_end}
{week_row_start}<tr>{/week_row_start}
{week_day_cell}<td>{week_day}</td>{/week_day_cell}
{week_row_end}</tr>{/week_row_end}
{cal_row_start}<tr>{/cal_row_start}
{cal_cell_start}<td>{/cal_cell_start}
{cal_cell_content}<a href="{content}">{day}</a>{/cal_cell_content}
{cal_cell_content_today}<div class="highlight"><a href="{content}">{day}</a></div>{/cal_cell_content_today}
{cal_cell_no_content}{day}{/cal_cell_no_content}
{cal_cell_no_content_today}<div class="highlight">{day}</div>{/cal_cell_no_content_today}
{cal_cell_blank} {/cal_cell_blank}
{cal_cell_end}</td>{/cal_cell_end}
{cal_row_end}</tr>{/cal_row_end}
{table_close}</table>{/table_close}
Sorry for the bother make sure the template is right next time
