# Searching for strings in html pages

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/searching-for-strings-in-html-pages/141597>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 27, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/searching-for-strings-in-html-pages/141597 "2008-06-27T14:26:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![adrianod](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@adrianod](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/adrianod)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/searching-for-strings-in-html-pages/141597/1 "2008-06-27T14:26:26Z")

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Hi I want to know how I can search for a string in some

> **[Home Page](https://www.page.com/)**
>
> PageGroup Changes Lives for People through Creating Opportunity to Reach Potential

for example i want to open [www.page.com](http://www.page.com) and search for the string  
“Welcome Adrian”

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**Author:** ![adrianod](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@adrianod](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/adrianod)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/searching-for-strings-in-html-pages/141597/2 "2008-06-27T14:32:17Z")

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You could try Hpricot [[http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/hpricot/](http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/hpricot/) ]. A  
guide to doing the most common things that Hpricot does, like  
searching, is here:

[http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/hpricot/wiki/HpricotBasics](http://code.whytheluckystiff.net/hpricot/wiki/HpricotBasics)

Regards,  
Craig