# Ruby & Watir -\> test C# desktop app

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-test-c-desktop-app/177516>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 19, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-test-c-desktop-app/177516 "2009-10-19T16:28:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![liquidautumn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3ab097/32.png) [@liquidautumn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/liquidautumn)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-test-c-desktop-app/177516/1 "2009-10-19T16:28:34Z")

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Hi,  
I have С# desktop client and a hope to apply Ruby for testing it.  
Is there any tool to test C# DESKTOP apps using Ruby?  
(like Ruby vs Watir for testing Web apps)

Thank you

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**Author:** ![liquidautumn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/3ab097/32.png) [@liquidautumn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/liquidautumn)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-test-c-desktop-app/177516/2 "2009-10-19T17:54:04Z")

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On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Denis G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hi,  
> I have С# desktop client and a hope to apply Ruby for testing it.  
> Is there any tool to test C# DESKTOP apps using Ruby?  
> (like Ruby vs Watir for testing Web apps)
> 
> ## Thank you
> 
> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).

You might want to take a look at “Scripted GUI Testing with Ruby” by Ian  
Dees.

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