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Just found this NG a few days ago after ooRexx was voted "The best of
the best in Freeware" in the "Programming: Language:" group. I have
numerous ooRexx scripts and utilities that you're welcomed to download
and try.

There are nearly 20 scripts that demonstrate automating MS Excel with
ooRexx. A lot of VBScript programmers have also found these useful.

I guess the one thing on this page that I'm "proudest" of is the
RxVB.PrinterObject. This is an ActiveX dll that "wraps up" the VB
PrinterObject so that it can be used in any scripting language that
supports ActiveX/OLE.

Even if you're not a programmer, but have an interest in learning a
language (Rexx) that's been around for over 27 years and is on every
platform from the largest IBM Mainframes all the way down to the Palm
PDA, take a look at ooRexx. Our community is not the largest, but
we're probably the most eager to assist.

Help yourself: http://pragmaticlee.safedataisp.net

Lee Peedin
President
The Rexx Language Association
 
Even if you're not a programmer, but have an interest in learning a
language (Rexx) that's been around for over 27 years and is on every
platform from the largest IBM Mainframes all the way down to the Palm
PDA, take a look at ooRexx. Our community is not the largest, but
we're probably the most eager to assist.
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Do you have any recommendations for a freeware Rexx to run under
winXP? I would be interested in that.
 
Caesar said:
Do you have any recommendations for a freeware Rexx to run under
winXP? I would be interested in that.
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Caesar;

The OP's original post referenced /pragmaticlee.safedataisp.net/. It
has all the info on his organization's implementation of Rexx, inc. the
F/OSS oorex d/l (sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=119701).

hth,
-Craig
 
Caesar;

The OP's original post referenced /pragmaticlee.safedataisp.net/. It
has all the info on his organization's implementation of Rexx, inc. the
F/OSS oorex d/l (sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=119701).

hth,
-Craig
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Thanks Craig,
You saw this Caesar's post ahead of me. ooRexx (Open Object Rexx)
(www.oorexx.org) is the F/OSS version of IBM's former commercial
product Object Rexx. IBM turned the source code over to the RexxLA
(www.rexxla.org) in 2005. The current release includes Windows &
Linux. Version 3.1 is due to be released in the next couple of weeks
and will also include versions for AIX and Mac OsX. Yep, that's
right, a gentleman in Europe has successfully compiled ooRexx for use
on the Mac and has made his "finding" part of the open source project!
As part of the turnover from IBM to the RexxLA of Object Rexx, we also
received the source to all the documentation. This documentation has
been corrected/cleaned up and kept up to date making ooRexx "probably"
the best documented open source project available.

Version 4.0 is in development (with no scheduled release date yet)
that will be a complete rewrite of the APIs and will be a 64 bit
version. ooRexx is a very "active" project with over 20,000 downloads
in a little more than a year since it became FREE.

The RexxLA is a NFP organization that promotes the use of Rexx (any
flavor) on any platform. We hold an annual Symposium (usually in
Apr/May). This year we were in Austin, TX. While ooRexx is FREE, I'm
afaid we have to charge for membership in the RexxLA. It will
probably shock you when you see the annual costs, but just remember,
our group includes everyone from first-time users all the way to Mike
Cowlishaw (the "father" of Rexx). Membership is a whopping $24.00
(US) per year. :-)

I'm not here to promote the RexxLA although we'd sure like to have new
members. My goal is to promote the use of Rexx. The project lead for
the ooRexx SourceForge project is non other than the IBM employee that
originally moved "classic Rexx" to Object Rexx on OS/2.

Dr. Rony Flatscher of Austria recently released a very powerful tool
for Rexx called BSF4Rexx
(http://wi.wu-wien.ac.at/rgf/rexx/bsf4rexx/current/). This allows
Rexx to call and use any Java class and Java to call and use any
ooRexx class. This product/tool is also open source & FREE. My
Symposium presentation this year was crossplatform GUI development
with ooRexx using Java AWT, Swing, & SWT classes. Some screen shots
are included in a zip file on my website I mentioned in the OP.

Anyone interested in Rexx is welcomed to post here or comp.lang.rexx
and I promise you, you will get assistance!

Lee
 
Our very own
<http://www.pricelesswarehome.org/2006/PL2006PROGRAMMING.php>
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Al,
Thanks for using the term "Our" when referring to ooRexx. Even though
the code was given to the RexxLA by IBM, it was done with the
"promise" that it would be made OPEN and FREE to anyone that wanted
it. So ooRexx belongs to every reader here just as much as it belongs
to the RexxLA. While the RexxLA wil retain ownership of the
SourceForge project, the source AND biniaries are free to anyone that
wants it. If fact if one so desired, they could download the source
and create their own distribution of Rexx "as long as" they comply
with Common Public License (CPL) v1.0.
(http://www.opensource.org/licenses/cpl1.0.php).

Lee
 
Thanks Carig. I missed that when browsing the OP's link. Thanks also
to Lee for the original information.
 
Al,
Thanks for using the term "Our" when referring to ooRexx. Even though
the code was given to the RexxLA by IBM, it was done with the
"promise" that it would be made OPEN and FREE to anyone that wanted
it. So ooRexx belongs to every reader here just as much as it belongs
to the RexxLA.
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Understood, Lee, but I was referring to ACF's "own". :) We have an
interpreter on our list - and it just happens to be ... <
http://sourceforge.net/projects/oorexx/ > :)
 
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