The Stream functions were added to Rexx in 1982 (I think) but didn't make the cut for the first VM/CMS release (SP3, 1983). They are in the first edition of The Rexx Language (1985). It took a frustratingly long time for them to be added -- no quite sure why that was.
Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: J Leslie Turriff [mailto:jlturr...@mail.com] > Sent: 10 February 2021 16:36 > To: Open Object Rexx Developer Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Oorexx-devel] open() option APPEND > > You may be right; I was unable to find a copy of the > pertinent Rexx User's Guide from that period, though > http://www.rexxinfo.org/All%20IBM%20Rexx%20manuals/ALLIBM_1.HTM > purports to provide such. > > Leslie > > On 2021-02-10 04:30:20 René Jansen wrote: > > Hi Leslie, > > > > I am sure you mean 1984. And then there was still only > EXECIO. I have > > to look up when VM/CMS got stream; TSO never had it until > now, unless > > we installed a library. I will try to find out the timeline. > > > > best regards, > > > > René. _______________________________________________ Oorexx-devel mailing list Oorexx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oorexx-devel
