this should prob now be in the mod implementation forum.
Response.Write "<table width=""100%"" border=""0"" cellspacing=""0"" cellpadding=""2"" align=""center"">" & vbNewLine & _
" <table width=""100%"" border=""0"" cellspacing=""0"" cellpadding=""0"" align=""center"">" & vbNewLine & _
" <tr>" & vbNewLine & _
" <td align=""center"" height=""20"" valign=""40""><a name=""smilies""></a><font face=""" & strDefaultFontFace & """ size=""" & strFooterFontSize & """><b>Smilies</b></font></td>" & vbNewLine & _
" </tr>" & vbNewLine
' allow Member edits?
you don't need response.write on the second line as you have ended the above line with "& _"<