I have been using Regina Rexx for some years, started when I was to teach a Rexx course and wanted a good Windows Rexx capability. The OS interfaces are different, but easy enough to use, and it is well documented. It can be found at http://regina-rexx.sourceforge.net/ it is obviously being updated regularly as I am using 3.5 and 3.7 is available and the price is right. Sample of I/O code below. Other OS interfaces I have not used, no need yet.
/* Read the file into an array */ INFILE1 = "C:\WineBase32\TextFile\WineList.csv" lines = 0 do while lines(infile1)>0 lines = lines + 1 iline.lines = linein(infile1) end iline.0 = lines Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Scott Ford > Sent: Friday, 29 November 2013 6:02 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Rexx (was: OT? ... "deliberately unfriendly") > > Gil, > > Haven't used Regina , but have used Open Object Rexx and like the Linux > interface. > > Scott ford > www.identityforge.com > from my IPAD > > 'Infinite wisdom through infinite means' > > > > On Nov 28, 2013, at 11:20 AM, Paul Gilmartin <paulgboul...@aim.com> > wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 28 Nov 2013 07:41:14 -0600, Mike Schwab wrote: > >> > >> http://www.rexxinfo.org/ > >> http://www.rexxla.org/links/ > >> > >>> On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 3:29 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: > >>> <deleted> > >>> I miss Rexx in command line for OS/2. I believe there are Rexx for > windoze, but I haven't looked at it. > >> <deleted> > > Google finds many hits for REGINA CYGWIN. But any Rexx stands or > > falls on the quality of its host command interfaces. THE? Would you > > want a comand interface to Notepad? > > > > I am very pleased with the SYSCALL command environment of Rexx for > > z/OS (called TSO, but I can forgive that). > > > > -- gil > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
