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Classic Rexx
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Where it Runs
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Information
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Regina
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Nearly all platforms
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here
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Rexx/imc
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Reginald
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Windows
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BRexx
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Windows, Windows CE, Windows Mobile,
DOS (16- and 32- bit), Linux, Unix, BSD, Mac OS, Amiga OS, BeOS, and others
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Rexx for Palm OS
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Palm OS
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Object Rexx
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Where it Runs
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Open Object Rexx
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Mac OS
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roo!
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Windows
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Java-compatible Rexx
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Where it Runs
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Information
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NetRexx
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Any Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
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Special information for handhelds --
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For this operating system:
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Windows CE, Windows Mobile,
other Windows systems
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BRexx
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DOS emulation
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BRexx
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Symbian/EPOC and EPOC32
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Rexx comes bundled with IBM mainframes (all mainframe operating systems), i5/OS, OS/400, OS/2, eCS, OS/2 Warp, osFree, AmigaOS, AROS, MorphOS, SkyOS, and IBM's PC-DOS 7 and 2000.
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You can download thousands of free Rexx tools and scripts from this section--
The web sites for the Rexx interpreters above give you access to many freely downloadable tools and function libraries.
Free Tools List. This is an alphabetical list of over 100 free Rexx tools and descriptions of what they do. It contains hot links so you can easily download them. The Free Tools List is only a partial list of what’s out there -- it’s mainly for Windows and Linux platforms. For a more complete view, covering more tools and all platforms, see the following . . .
Web Sites with Free Tools. This lists over 100 web sites, each of which offer multiple free tools. The list tells you the Rexx interpreter and platforms the tools were written for. It has hot links so you can easily download the tools. Visiting these sites gives you access to a couple thousand free Rexx tools and scripts.
This vendor list links to vendors of Rexx tools, interpreters, training, and services.
If you have a web site or tool you want added (or changed) to any of these lists, send full
information as per the list to webmasterA at the domain RexxInfo.org. Thank you.
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Beyond downloading Rexx tools and reviewing the code examples in the tutorial articles, you may also wish to review the sample code in this section. Some of the examples are intended for learning purposes, while others were designed as subroutines or code you can copy and use:
For Windows & Linux, classic & object-oriented (download) from Rexx Programmer’s Reference
Sample algorithms in Rexx with explanations from Vladimir Zabrodsky
Sample code for The Perl Cookbook in Rexx (unfinished) from PLEAC-REXX
For Windows from Reginald REXX
For Windows from Kilowatt Software’s tutorial and reference guide
List of web sites with many Rexx scripts, from DMOZ Open Directory Project
120+ Windows Object-Oriented scripts from Microsoft
130+ Object REXX scripts (download) from Object REXX by Example
For Windows using Open Object Rexx from Lee Peedin
OpenOffice automation using Open Object Rexx from Prof. Rony Flatscher and students
More ooRexx Windows scripts from Prof. Rony Flatscher and students
For OS/2 from PillarSoft
For OS/2, a searchable scripts database, from the Hobbes Project
For OS/2, from the Hobbes Project
700 Scripts for Amiga from Aminet (enter “Rexx” into the search panel)
For Mainframe, w/ ISPF, edit macros, a list of web sites with scripts, by DMOZ Open Directory Project
For TSO-REXX with ISPF from The American Programmer
For REXX/VSE from IBM
NetRexx, applications and applets from IBM
All the Rexx interpreters download with their own sample scripts, as well.
Macro examples -- see our Rexx Macros section.
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These are high-value web sites you can visit for more Rexx information. Many of the links on this site point to these very useful sites --
User Group -- Rexx Language Association
Interpreters and Tools --
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Here’s something fun... benchmark your system by running the rexxcps script that comes with every Rexx interpreter.
Compare your system’s performance here. The chart shows how PCs have improved so that “compiled versus interpreted language performance” is hardly an issue for most applications.
Email your benchmark data to me (including all the data fields in the chart), and I’ll add it to the chart. I’m at webmasterA at the domain RexxInfo.org. Thank you!
This site compares programming language performances. It gives you another benchmark plus code for another dozen benchmark programs. Don’t take the site’s rankings for Rexx too seriously. The site is not scientific and the performance of various Rexx interpreters varies widely.
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This web site is based on the book Rexx Programmers Reference.
The book offers a generic Rexx tutorial plus 13 appendices that give you a complete and detailed language reference. The book discusses all Rexx platforms, focusing on Windows, Linux, handhelds, and mainframes. It shows how to script interfaces such as GUIs, databases, web servers, XML, and others. It also includes an Object Rexx tutorial. It contains many scripts you can download and run on your Windows or Linux PC.
It’s 700 pages long and costs less than $30. Your purchase helps pay the hosting costs for this web site.
Buy it at Amazon or Buy it at Barnes & Noble. Thank you for supporting this site!
Here is Barnes and Noble’s review of the book --
“If you’ve spent time on IBM platforms -- especially mainframe or midrange -- chances are you know Rexx. Over a million developers recognize its productivity, power, and simplicity. Nowadays, it’ll run on everything from Palm and Windows handhelds to Linux and Solaris boxes. Whether you’re refreshing your skills or learning Rexx for the first time, you’ve hit the jackpot with Rexx Programmer’s Reference.
Howard Fosdick covers all the language basics, from syntax to style, but that’s just the beginning. There’s plenty of coverage of modern Rexx: GUIs, web programming, SQL and XML interfaces. There’s a lengthy section on today’s most powerful Rexx tools and implementations, from Regina and Reginald to the newly open-sourced Open Object Rexx. Finally, there are references to everything from NetRexx to mainframe extended functions.
There aren’t a lot of new Rexx books out there. Fortunately, this one’s terrific.”
----- Bill Camarda, from Read Only magazine.
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The purposes of this web site are to:
* Provide a one-stop reference site for experienced Rexx developers
* Provide immediate online access to all resources
* Introduce more people to the “joys of Rexx”
I have programmed in dozens of languages and consider Rexx to embody a special beauty. Call this a “Rexx tribute site” if you will. Long may Rexx run!
This site is non-commercial, though I do hope to cover its hosting costs through sales of my Rexx book. The only ads on this site are those for the book.
This site attempts to promote all Rexx interpreters, tools, and platforms equally. If it overlooks or omits your material or product please contact me with relevant information and URL to post and I will add your item. Your feedback improves this site, so thank you.
The email to send to is webmasterA at the domain address RexxInfo.org. I can not answer technical questions in a timely manner so please post them to an appropriate Forum rather than sending them to me.
This site is updated as demand dictates.
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04/2011
* Changed How To Guides page completely
* Minor Rexx content additions
* Added free guide “How to Tune Up Windows”
01/2011
* Minor updates
12/2010
* Added Quick Reference pages for standard REXX Instructions and Functions
* Updated Extras page
* Updated menu style
* Added Quick Ref sections
11/2010
* Manually checked ALL external links
* Added OORexx 4.0.1 news
* Add a number of new external links
* Added much new info to scripting languages page
04/2010
* Updated/verified links
* Added Windows Tuning Guide, updated that page too
12/2009
* Minor updates
11/2009
* Checked all links, edited first page text
* Added a new page on Scripting Languages
* Added News as a separate new page and updated content
* Added to News / Blog, also re-titled this from Blog
01/2009
* Major update and redo
* Updated all links to the Rexx LA website
* Updated other links (lots has changed in 2009!)
* Added relevant news etc
11/2008
* General maintenance, updated blog (as always), etc
09/2008
* General maintenance, updated links, blog, etc
05/2008
* Updated the “freebies” page for better graphics, updated all tags, added DBA articles from DBAZine
04/2008
* Added MUCH new material, added links to REXX 2008 Symposium and OOREXX website
* Dropped bad links from DBAZINE, redesigned “Howard on Software” page, added Windows Security & Privacy E-book
* Redesigned for better display on Linux and MACs
* Verified all links. Corrected some display formatting. Added new columns.
12/2007
* Added new material, updated links
04/2007
* Added ooRexx 3.1.1 then 3.1.2 information, ooRexx Reference Card, 2007 Symposium announcement, etc
03/2007
* New column, updated links, added a few new links, etc.
01/2007
* Updated and verified many links (some RexxLA links particularly had changed.
* Added new columns and several new links. Spotlighted ooRexx tools by Rony Flatscher and his students.
12/2006
* Added a new Monthly column, added two new articles to the section on “How to Secure Your PC with Free Software
* Added a number of new Rexx links.
10/2006
* Added new Monthly column, added several new links. Added lots more goodies to “Howard on Software.”
09/2006
* Updated all ooRexx links for version 3.1, added monthly column, updated many links.
* Added links to article on how to revive old laptops and article on “How to Secure Your
Windows PC with Free Software”. Added new ooRexx material by Prof Rony Flatscher and students.
08/2006
* Added 2006 Symposium material, D. Ruggles’ AJAX Tutorial with server-side object Rexx
* Added much more to the Macros Section.
* Added new monthly column, archived the old ones.
07/2006
* Added Rexx Macros section. Corrected “Rexx Tips and Tricks” references.
* Added several more new Testimonials. Added other links and updates.
* Added Prior Month columns, separated Manuals from Reference section
* Added two new Testimonials, updated Commercial Tools and both Free Tools lists
* Added many new links, checked all links to ensure they are valid and live
06/2006
* Added Monthly Column feature (appears irregularly but approximately monthly)
* Added a Testimonials section
* Added the Best Practices section
* Added section how to benchmark your system using a Rexx program.
* Added a section on Rexx standards and how to write portable code
* Changed font to smaller size, as per feedback from users with small screens.
* Better organized the How-To’s to separate classic and object Rexx sections, added more to Links.
* Added many new items in many sections.
* Added good mainframe, OS/2 and Amiga Rexx references. Beefed these references up a bit.
05/2006
* Added several How-To’s based on work by Rony Flatscher’s students, especially on ooRexx
with the Bean Scripting Framework (BSF) and how to program Open Office.
* Added new information to the Rexx LA section.
* Added several items to the page on “Howard on Software” including the material on
free DB2, Oracle, and SQL Server databases, also “What I learned publicizing Rexx.”
* Better described the ooRexx examples Lee Peedin offers for Windows,
added this to the Sample Code section (in addition to listing under How-To’s)
* Added this section to track what’s new in each revision of this web site.
03/2006
* Made several site corrections based on user feedback.
* Added items to the page on “Howard on Software,” including “The Sociology of Technology Adoption” paper.
02/2006
* This web site is launched in full. Added much new material to the pre-launch.
12/2005
* Pre-launch of this web site.
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