# How to generate a form in rails 2.3.5

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-generate-a-form-in-rails-2-3-5/58502>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [April 18, 2011, 9:55am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-generate-a-form-in-rails-2-3-5/58502 "2011-04-18T09:55:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Amrit\_Pal\_Pathak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Amrit\_Pal\_Pathak](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Amrit_Pal_Pathak)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 9:55am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-generate-a-form-in-rails-2-3-5/58502/1 "2011-04-18T09:55:48Z")

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I am new to ROR and running 2.3.5.I want a simple form with some text boxes,password field,check box etc. How to generate a form in ROR?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Kottom1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@Chris\_Kottom1](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Chris_Kottom1)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 10:05am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-generate-a-form-in-rails-2-3-5/58502/2 "2011-04-18T10:05:28Z")

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Have you read [http://guides.rubyonrails.org/v2.3.8/form\_helpers.html](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/v2.3.8/form_helpers.html)?

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**Author:** ![Amrit\_Pal\_Pathak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Amrit\_Pal\_Pathak](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Amrit_Pal_Pathak)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 11:01am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-generate-a-form-in-rails-2-3-5/58502/3 "2011-04-18T11:01:00Z")

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i read a bit .like it tell about to write a simple code like &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\<form action="/home/index" method="post"\> &nbsp;&nbsp;\<div style="margin:0;padding:0"\> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\<input name="authenticity\_token" type="hidden" value="f755bb0ed134b76c432144748a6d4b7a7ddf2b71" /\> &nbsp;&nbsp;\</div\> &nbsp;&nbsp;Form contents \</form\> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But i didnt explain in which file it should be written?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![11155](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/d26b3c/32.png) [@11155](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/11155)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-generate-a-form-in-rails-2-3-5/58502/4 "2011-04-18T12:16:27Z")

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amritpal p. wrote in post #993489:

> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But i didnt explain in which file it should be written?
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> Thanks

Well, perhaps you would benefit from seeing a scaffolded response. At an OS prompt, type in:

ruby script/generate scaffold person first\_name:string last\_name:string

run the resulting migration, then take some time to look at the controller, model, and views created for a person / people.

That might give you some insight to how Rails works by default. Then you could answer your own question I think.