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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 8, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-show-html-ror-as-regular-text/71419 "2006-10-08T16:22:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:**  [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-show-html-ror-as-regular-text/71419/1 "2006-10-08T16:22:02Z")
Hi all
I want to display on my page and example of viewer as a regulat text,
but after adding it in the design mode in Dreamweaver, whe I open the
page in my browser, ot shos nt as text, but it executes the code.
here is te example:
Hello!!! \<%= start\_form\_tag :controller=\>'greet', :action=\>'say\_hi' %\>
Enter Your N.: \<%= text\_field\_tag :textName, nil, :size=\> 20 %\>
\<%= @message %\>
\<%= submit\_tag( "Hello") %\>
\<%= end\_form\_tag %\>
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**Author:**  [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-show-html-ror-as-regular-text/71419/2 "2006-10-08T17:15:49Z")
Jose P. wrote:
> \<%= end\_form\_tag %\>
I’m sorry I’m not sure I understand your question… do you NOT want the
code to execute?
Cheers
Mohit.
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**Author:**  [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-show-html-ror-as-regular-text/71419/3 "2006-10-08T17:41:51Z")
enclose the html in
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tags
On 10/8/06, Mohit S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> >
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> Cheers
> Mohit.
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> >
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Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark;
professionals built the Titanic!
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**Author:**  [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 1:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-show-html-ror-as-regular-text/71419/4 "2006-10-09T13:30:55Z")
Leon,
it works fine withe the
```
```
tags
thanks
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Leslie wrote:
> enclose the html in
>
> ```
>
> ```
> tags
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> On 10/8/06, Mohit S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
>
> > >
> >
> > Cheers
> > Mohit.
> >
> > >
>
> –
> Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark;
> professionals built the Titanic!