On Sun, 2010-11-07 at 12:17 +0000, Martin Packer wrote: > Not to dismiss the sample at all but... > > ... this really shows off the grottiness of Classic REXX as a language... > I have incantations just like these (and knowing enough of object-oriented > languages and Object REXX) I wonder why we haven't ported Open Object Rexx > to z/OS yet... Most of this example would be MUCH better if implemented in > Object REXX. For example alloc_member and alloc_dsname stems could be > attributes/properties/members of a single object. (And increment and > decrement operators wouldn't be a bad idea either - though in THIS case > some form of collection class would probably be better.) > > Martin > > Martin Packer,
I agree that Object REXX on z/OS, especially in the UNIX arena, would be wonderful. Once again, I am frustrated by things beyond my control. I would love to look at porting it. The source is available. What is not available, to me, is a real C compiler. GCC is a real C compiler. But I just can't get the GCCMVS to work for me. Guess I'm just stupid. I failed compiler theory in college and it's still haunting me, 35 years later. Wish I could afford Dignus C & ASM or Tachyon Workbench (ASM only). I just can't. 'Nuff said or I'd say too much. -- John McKown Maranatha! <>< ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
