# Auto\_link into \_blank window

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-link-into-blank-window/171301>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 30, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-link-into-blank-window/171301 "2009-06-30T09:23:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![evandrake](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@evandrake](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/evandrake)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-link-into-blank-window/171301/1 "2009-06-30T09:23:24Z")

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I cannot seem to auto\_link into a \_blank window. What am I doing  
wrong?

\<%= auto\_link( @restaurant.website, :href\_options =\> {:target =\>  
‘\_blank’} ) %\>

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**Author:** ![evandrake](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e9c0ed/32.png) [@evandrake](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/evandrake)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-link-into-blank-window/171301/2 "2009-07-15T17:57:20Z")

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[http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/browse\_thread/thread/590b60b9523f29b5/8d39e0684170bf56?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=auto\_link+\_blank#8d39e0684170bf56](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/browse_thread/thread/590b60b9523f29b5/8d39e0684170bf56?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=auto_link+_blank#8d39e0684170bf56)