# SOLVED - Re: \[Rails\] ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper - auto\_

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/solved-re-rails-actionview-texthelper-auto/90791>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 1, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/solved-re-rails-actionview-texthelper-auto/90791 "2007-04-01T18:46:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Samantha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Samantha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Samantha)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/solved-re-rails-actionview-texthelper-auto/90791/1 "2007-04-01T18:46:06Z")

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On 3/25/07, Samantha [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> td\>  
> 14: \<% end %\>
> 
> Thanks,  
> Samantha
> 
> –  
> [http://www.babygeek.org](http://www.babygeek.org)

After playing with it more, this is the proper usage… just in case  
anyone  
out there had issues getting it to work, too:  
\<%= auto\_link(h(link.send(column.name)), :all, :target =\> ‘\_blank’) %\>

–  
Samantha

[http://www.babygeek.org/](http://www.babygeek.org/)

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