# Populating form elements with AJAX **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 13, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/populating-form-elements-with-ajax/52381 "2006-01-13T13:09:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wouter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@wouter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wouter)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/populating-form-elements-with-ajax/52381/1 "2006-01-13T13:09:56Z")
Hi All! Is it possible to populate a form (or certain elements) with the shipped AJAX library? When using link\_to\_remote it seems that only innerHTML of a DOM element can be updated, but I would like to set the value of a text field (or perhaps multiple). Greetings, Wouter ---
**Author:** ![wouter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@wouter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wouter)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/populating-form-elements-with-ajax/52381/2 "2006-01-13T13:38:31Z")
This might help you: [http://24ways.org/advent/have-your-dom-and-script-it-too](http://24ways.org/advent/have-your-dom-and-script-it-too) 2006/1/13, Wouter [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): ---
**Author:** ![wouter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@wouter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wouter)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 1:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/populating-form-elements-with-ajax/52381/3 "2006-01-13T13:55:58Z")
Douglas L. wrote: > This might help you: > > [http://24ways.org/advent/have-your-dom-and-script-it-too](http://24ways.org/advent/have-your-dom-and-script-it-too) Great! I had a good laugh about how inventive people are.