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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 28, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generate-a-page-and-save-as-html/176297 "2009-09-28T19:49:31Z")\
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**Author:**  [@trevoke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trevoke)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generate-a-page-and-save-as-html/176297/1 "2009-09-28T19:49:31Z")
Is there a way to generate content, and then save the resulting HTML
(including application layout, etc) ?
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**Author:**  [@trevoke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trevoke)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generate-a-page-and-save-as-html/176297/2 "2009-09-28T19:52:31Z")
Aldric G. wrote:
> Is there a way to generate content, and then save the resulting HTML
> (including application layout, etc) ?
Well, you could use page caching. 🙂
If you need more flexibility, try render\_to\_string.
## Best,
Marnen Laibow-Koser
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)
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**Author:**  [@trevoke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/trevoke)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generate-a-page-and-save-as-html/176297/3 "2009-09-28T20:43:26Z")
Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
> Aldric G. wrote:
>
> > Is there a way to generate content, and then save the resulting HTML
> > (including application layout, etc) ?
>
> Well, you could use page caching. 🙂
>
> If you need more flexibility, try render\_to\_string.
I will play with that; thanks.