# How to use form\_for inside form\_for

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-form-for-inside-form-for/153650>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 19, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-form-for-inside-form-for/153650 "2008-11-19T20:47:58Z")\
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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:** [November 19, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-form-for-inside-form-for/153650/1 "2008-11-19T20:47:58Z")

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Hi friends  
I am having one doubt.i am using form\_for inside form\_for and if i  
clicked the child form\_for submit button its going to parent form\_for  
snd the code is written bellow.

\<% form\_for(:tender,:url=\>{:action=\>‘create’,:id=\>params[:id]}) do  
|form| %\>

\<% form\_for(:tender,:url=\>{:action=\>‘only\_title’,:id=\>params[:id]}) do  
|form| %\>  
  
\<%end%\>

 \<% end %\>

Here if i clicked on ‘create title’ button its going to ‘create’ action  
but it should go to ‘only\_title’ action,how to do it,please if any one  
knows please reply.

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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:** [November 19, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-form-for-inside-form-for/153650/2 "2008-11-19T21:12:04Z")

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babu nair wrote:

> Here if i clicked on ‘create title’ button its going to ‘create’ action  
> but it should go to ‘only\_title’ action,how to do it,please if any one  
> knows please reply.

I am not sure you can have a form within form???

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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:** [November 19, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-form-for-inside-form-for/153650/3 "2008-11-19T21:39:20Z")

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On Nov 19, 7:47 pm, babu nair [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hi friends  
> I am having one doubt.i am using form\_for inside form\_for and if i  
> clicked the child form\_for submit button its going to parent form\_for  
> snd the code is written bellow.

You can’t. The html standard does not allow nesting of forms (if you  
just want the form buildery bits and not an extra form tag then  
fields\_for may be appropriate)

Fred