# How to use AtomFeedHelper?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-atomfeedhelper/111656>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 9, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-atomfeedhelper/111656 "2007-08-09T16:09:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![pkpkpk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@pkpkpk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pkpkpk)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-atomfeedhelper/111656/1 "2007-08-09T16:09:09Z")

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All,  
Ive installed the latest version of the AtomFeedHelper plugin into  
my application, and am using it as explained in the README file,  
however its just not working. It complains about everything from the  
lack of a code block, to the code block being nil, to “xml” being an  
undefined variable. Im really confused and i cant find a single  
example of anyone using this code… Instead i see people using  
render\_atom\_feed\_for, which i understand to be deprecated.

Any help or tips on how to use AtomFeedHelper with a respond\_to block  
would be very appreciated as im about to throw my keyboard against a  
wall 😉

Thanks

pk

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**Author:** ![pkpkpk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@pkpkpk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pkpkpk)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-atomfeedhelper/111656/2 "2007-08-09T17:51:20Z")

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I solved my own problem. The solution was to freeze at the latest  
stable version of EdgeRails, which at the time of this post is 7277.  
I hope this helps the next poor soul that tries to use AtomFeedHelper  
with rails 1.2 🙂