# Paginating collection

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paginating-collection/104858>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 23, 2007, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paginating-collection/104858 "2007-05-23T08:53:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raj_ma)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paginating-collection/104858/1 "2007-05-23T08:53:44Z")

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might be basic question but need help

def list  
search\_alpha = params[:starts\_with]+’%’  
@posts = Post.find( :all, :conditions =\> [ “title LIKE ?”,  
search\_alpha ] )  
#@post\_pages, @posts = paginate :posts, :per\_page =\> 10  
end

I want to paginate the @posts. The commented line dispaly all posts but  
not quired posts.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raj_ma)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 8:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paginating-collection/104858/2 "2007-05-23T08:56:16Z")

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alexander

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**Author:** ![raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raj_ma)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 9:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paginating-collection/104858/3 "2007-05-23T09:00:32Z")

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I got it.

Thank you.