# How to Execute html code in text area

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-execute-html-code-in-text-area/146988>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 27, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-execute-html-code-in-text-area/146988 "2008-08-27T10:51:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![srijith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@srijith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/srijith)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-execute-html-code-in-text-area/146988/1 "2008-08-27T10:51:36Z")

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i am giving text area like this showing below, in that i am rendering  
one page

now that page is showing in text area but html code is not executing in  
text area,its showing as it is html tags in that text area

\<%=text\_area ‘per’,‘body’,:cols=\>80,:rows=\>20,:value=\>"#{render  
:partial=\>‘printletter’}"%\>

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**Author:** ![srijith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@srijith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/srijith)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-execute-html-code-in-text-area/146988/2 "2008-08-27T12:35:31Z")

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Use tinymce.

On Aug 27, 1:51 pm, babu nair [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
