It was easy for me, too. I just didn't get involved until it came out on ESA because I didn't work with VM a long time after University. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL
-----Original Message----- From: Scott Ford <scott_j_f...@yahoo.com> Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 15:30:30 To: <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Subject: Re: REXX tutorial Happy holidays Ted, rexx was easy for me personally. It had and still has a lot of good features for scripting and prototyping. I use it a long with RACF calls to parse output. I consider parsing it's great strength. Easy to do and fast Scott ford www.identityforge.com from my IPAD 'Infinite wisdom through infinite means' > On Dec 31, 2013, at 3:16 PM, Ted MacNEIL <eamacn...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > > I dabbled a bit in university, but I really got into in under MVS/ESA when it > came out under TSO. > > Then, a few years later, I moved to VM/CMS and started coding it there. > > Sort of the reverse of most. > - > Ted MacNEIL > eamacn...@yahoo.ca > Twitter: @TedMacNEIL > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Ford <scott_j_f...@yahoo.com> > Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 14:18:06 > To: <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > Subject: Re: REXX tutorial > > Learned Rexx on VM when it first came out like Elardus. Looked over the > manual initially and then wrote simple rexx execs and then played/researched > to improve my techniques like any other language > > Scott ford > www.identityforge.com > from my IPAD > > 'Infinite wisdom through infinite means' > > >> On Dec 31, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Phil Smith <p...@voltage.com> wrote: >> >> Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: >>> You actually tried RTFM? 3 times? ;-D >>> don't need no stinking manuals, I just try my luck. If all else fails, I >>> then RTFM... ;-D >> >> It's actually quite an amazing book: as you go through each pass, the stuff >> from the previous pass is right there if you need it. I've always thought it >> should be the model for language manuals. You know, back when we HAD those... >> >> ...phsiii >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
