# Error\_messages with form\_tag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-messages-with-form-tag/162057>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 5, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-messages-with-form-tag/162057 "2009-03-05T10:32:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![neetal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@neetal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neetal)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-messages-with-form-tag/162057/1 "2009-03-05T10:32:48Z")

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Hi

Am facing a problem in accessing the error\_messages.

Actually am using form\_tag is there any way with which i can access  
error\_messages with form\_tag.

I don’t want to use form\_for.

Thanks in Advancve

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**Author:** ![neetal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@neetal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neetal)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 10:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-messages-with-form-tag/162057/2 "2009-03-05T10:43:51Z")

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On Mar 5, 9:32 am, Neetal S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hi
> 
> Am facing a problem in accessing the error\_messages.
> 
> Actually am using form\_tag is there any way with which i can access  
> error\_messages with form\_tag.

error\_messages\_for is the equivalent method

> I don’t want to use form\_for.

There’s really very little reason to do that.

Fred