# How can I update a span in the HTML(page)?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-update-a-span-in-the-html-page/112206>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 16, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-update-a-span-in-the-html-page/112206 "2007-08-16T12:09:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zhan\_feng\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/a88e57/32.png) [@Zhan\_feng\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zhan_feng_W)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-update-a-span-in-the-html-page/112206/1 "2007-08-16T12:09:40Z")

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Hi,friends,  
I’d lo=ike to knwo if I can update a span in the html, in C#, I can do  
that as following:

```
     <form action="Asn1Studio.aspx" method="post" runat="server">

```

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Thanks

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**Author:** ![Zhan\_feng\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/a88e57/32.png) [@Zhan\_feng\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zhan_feng_W)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-update-a-span-in-the-html-page/112206/2 "2007-08-16T15:51:12Z")

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Zhan feng Wang wrote:

> \<asp:button type=submit text=“Run” OnClick=“SubmitBtn\_Click”  
> runat=“server”/\>

Install Ruby on Rails, and use \<%= button\_to\_remote %\> there. Same  
mechanism, different syntax. (And a much cleaner & leaner system than  
ASP!)