# How to call the rhtml file from the helper method?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-call-the-rhtml-file-from-the-helper-method/140662>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 17, 2008, 10:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-call-the-rhtml-file-from-the-helper-method/140662 "2008-06-17T10:02:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ayyanar)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 10:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-call-the-rhtml-file-from-the-helper-method/140662/1 "2008-06-17T10:02:25Z")

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Hi,

Anyone knows how to call the rhtml file from the helper method?

Thanks,  
Ayyanar. A

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**Author:** ![ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/82dd89/32.png) [@ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ayyanar)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-call-the-rhtml-file-from-the-helper-method/140662/2 "2008-06-17T19:05:41Z")

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On Jun 17, 3:02 am, Ayyanar Aswathaman \<rails-mailing-l…@andreas-  
[s.net](http://s.net)\> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Anyone knows how to call the rhtml file from the helper method?

In an MVC framework, it’s generally the other way around: contollers  
call models, then render views. Views can call helper methods as  
needed.

Maybe you can explain why you’re trying to have a helper method call  
into an rhtml template?

Jeff  
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