# Problems installing WSF-Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-installing-wsf-ruby/132217>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 17, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-installing-wsf-ruby/132217 "2008-03-17T23:29:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![ljd520](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/b38774/32.png) [@ljd520](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ljd520)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-installing-wsf-ruby/132217/1 "2008-03-17T23:29:30Z")

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Hi all,

I am trying to use RoR to consume some webservices provided via SOAP,  
WSDL, UDDI and XML from a Java EJB application server.

Looking at some info on the net I choose to use WSF-Ruby rather than  
ActionWebService because of its implementation of WS-Security and  
WS-ReliableMessaging.

Firstly, which would you recommend for consuming Web Services? Security  
and Message Reliability will have to play some part.

I’ve spent the last few days trying to get WSF-Ruby installed. I am  
completely confused now after many hours trying to install it. I really  
need some help with this please if anyone has done it before.

I have been using the guide :

[http://wso2.org/project/wsf/ruby/1.0.0/docs/install\_guide.html#Building%20and%20Installing%20WSO2%20WSF/Ruby%20on%20Win32](http://wso2.org/project/wsf/ruby/1.0.0/docs/install_guide.html#Building%20and%20Installing%20WSO2%20WSF/Ruby%20on%20Win32)

Do i really have to install visual studio to use wsf-ruby?

If so it it just the C++ part i need to install.

It mentions if you don’t have Visual Studio you can just run the batch  
file VCVARS32.bat. Does anyone know if this is possible?

Any help that anybody can give would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks,  
water