# Imbedding rails syntax in a text area

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/imbedding-rails-syntax-in-a-text-area/158252>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 21, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/imbedding-rails-syntax-in-a-text-area/158252 "2009-01-21T03:56:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Don\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@Don\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Don_F)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 3:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/imbedding-rails-syntax-in-a-text-area/158252/1 "2009-01-21T03:56:07Z")

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I have the need to imbed some rails \<%%\> syntax in a text area. I want  
the person filling in the text area to be able to enter database  
extracted data when ever the page is displayed.

This would be something like a user displaying latest stock prices in  
a text area that would get displayed anytime that text variable would  
be displayed.