# WatiR with IronRuby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-with-ironruby/184365>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [March 1, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-with-ironruby/184365 "2010-03-01T16:09:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-with-ironruby/184365/1 "2010-03-01T16:09:08Z")

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Is WatiR supported in IronRuby RC 1?

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**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-with-ironruby/184365/2 "2010-03-01T18:25:35Z")

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Hello,

I’ve been using WatiN

> **[watin.org](http://watin.org)**
>
> Automated Testing Tool,Web Application Testing,C Sharp Code,How to Add,C# ASP Net,C# Programming,How to Create an App,C# Code

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**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-with-ironruby/184365/3 "2010-03-01T18:36:51Z")

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yeah that is what I am using but WatiN is more geared towards .NET.

Pascal Normandin wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I’ve been using WatiN  
> [http://watin.sourceforge.net/](http://watin.sourceforge.net/)

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**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-with-ironruby/184365/4 "2010-03-01T19:10:03Z")

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Watir appears to be a pure Ruby gem, so it should work. I haven’t tried  
it though.

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**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-with-ironruby/184365/5 "2010-03-01T19:23:31Z")

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## watir relies on windows-pr which isn’t pure ruby, windows-process and windows-api I don’t think they work on ironruby

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