Here you can download Ruby In Steel Developer either for Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008; and Ruby In Steel Text Edition complete with Visual Studio 2008 This software installs as a 60-day Trial. Please refer to the installation guidelines. To unlock the software for continued use after the trial period, you will need to buy a license.

Installation

All-in-One Installer

If you do not already have any of the following items installed and you wish to install them, you should use the Ruby In Steel ‘All-in-One’ installer:

• Ruby
• Rails
• Gems
• MySQL
• Visual Studio 2008 (free edition)
• .NET 3.5
• Ruby In Steel Developer Edition

If you do not need the above items you may download one of the smaller Ruby In Steel installers in order to install the appropriate edition of Ruby In Steel into an existing copy of Visual Studio. Be sure to read the PDF installation guide supplied with the software for more guidance.

Installing Ruby (and Rails) 'All In One'

You must install Ruby and (optionally) Rails in order to use Ruby In Steel. If you want to use the all-in-one installer to install Ruby, Rails, MySQL or the free edition of Visual Studio 2008, download the All-in-One Installer which includes Ruby In Steel Developer. If you wish to install these items for use with the Text Edition, install all the items you need but do not install Ruby In Steel. Then download Ruby In Steel Text Edition and install that. Note that if you choose to install the free edition of Visual Studio 2008, you must be sure to download a VS 2008 edition of Ruby In Steel. The remaining items in the ‘all-on-one’ installer (Ruby, Rails and MySQL) may be used with any edition of Ruby In Steel.

If you wish to install Ruby, Rails or MySQL yourself (without using the installer) see: Setting Up Ruby (and Rails) For Ruby In Steel – From Scratch.

For full information on the software, download the User Guide / Manual.

Installing The Ruby In Steel 60-Day Trial

Download the appropriate installation archive for your version of Visual Studio (The Developer Edition is supplied in separate versions for VS 2005 or VS 2008). Unzip into a temporary directory and double-click the file Setup.exe (in Vista you should right-click this file in the Windows Explorer and select ‘Run As Administrator’). The setup files include a Trial key (key.bin) which must be kept in the setup directory during installation. When prompted for a user name and registration number, accept the defaults and click OK to continue.

Registering Ruby In Steel

If you have bought a license, you should have: i) a registered user name, ii) a serial number, iii) a unique key file (key.bin) which was supplied to you after your purchase. Using these, you may either unlock the software during or after installation.

To Unlock The Software During Installation

Before starting the installation: copy your the key.bin which you received with your order into the directory containing Setup.exe and the other installation files (this must be your unique key.bin. You should use this instead of the trial key which is supplied as standard with the installer). Then run Setup.exe. When you are prompted to enter your user name and serial number, enter the name in which you registered into the first field and the serial number into the second field. Your copy of Ruby in Steel should now be fully unlocked. Note: a key for the Text Edition will not unlock the Developer Edition (and vice versa).

To Unlock The Software After Installation

If you have installed the software as a 60-day trial and have purchased a license, you can unlock it by selecting Register from the Ruby menu (the Ruby menu appears when you have a Ruby project loaded), then enter your registered name and serial number into the Registration dialog box and click Next. Browse to the key.bin which you received with your order (note: this must be your unique key.bin and not the trial key which is supplied as standard with the installer). Your copy of Ruby in Steel should now be fully unlocked.

Upgrading From An Earlier Version

First uninstall your previous version of Ruby In Steel. Be sure to copy your registered key (key.bin), which was supplied when you bought Ruby In Steel, into the setup directory. Then follow the normal installation instructions given in the section 'To Unlock The Software During Installation' (above).