# Rails in css

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-css/178343>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 3, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-css/178343 "2009-11-03T08:10:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-css/178343/1 "2009-11-03T08:10:45Z")

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Hello all,

Actually i am having a small problem… googled it but did’nt find any  
clue…  
So what i want to do is that i want to insert ruby variable in css style  
property… as like …

But this is not working.. I am doing it because i want to keep the left property dynamic .. :) Is there any possible way to do it ..

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**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 8:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-css/178343/2 "2009-11-03T08:19:13Z")

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That should actually work. Are you sure @var has some value ?

Thanks & Regards,  
Dhruva S…

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On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Hemant B. \<

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**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-css/178343/3 "2009-11-03T08:22:24Z")

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Yups… @var has value inside it… and not working …

Dhruva S. wrote:

> That should actually work. Are you sure @var has some value ?
> 
> Thanks & Regards,  
> Dhruva S…

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**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 9:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-css/178343/4 "2009-11-03T09:50:31Z")

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On Nov 3, 7:22 am, Hemant B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Yups… @var has value inside it… and not working …

In what way is it not working ?

Fred

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**Author:** ![hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 10:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-in-css/178343/5 "2009-11-03T10:10:05Z")

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Works… My problem …  
Newayz thanks for replies …

Frederick C. wrote:

> On Nov 3, 7:22�am, Hemant B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> wrote:
> 
> > Yups… @var has value inside it… and not working …
> 
> In what way is it not working ?
> 
> Fred