# Use render inside rake task

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-render-inside-rake-task/120688>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 19, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-render-inside-rake-task/120688 "2007-11-19T20:21:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![gregd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@gregd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gregd)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-render-inside-rake-task/120688/1 "2007-11-19T20:21:05Z")

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How can i use render\_to\_string in rake task?

namespace :content do  
namespace :movie do  
desc “desc”  
task :rate =\> :environment do  
render\_to\_string “some\_file”  
end  
end  
end

undefined local variable or method `render\_to\_string’