What is REXX???

sasikumar1984 · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:27 am

Hi Guys,

I really dont know what is REXX and where it is used??? i have seen many people here talking about REXX... is it a language or Tool???? pls provide me some manuals to know about REXX...

Is REXX and CLIST or same??? I have used CLIST but not REXX....

Please help me on this...

Regards,
Sasikumar.K

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:38 am

if You have used CLISTs You should be familiar with the tso manuals,
why not take a look at them ???

http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/bkserv/index.html#other_pubs

for the latest fashion
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/Shelves/IKJ4BK80

for the last non z os
http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/Shelves/IKJOSE30

from the first link You can choose the os release You are running

sasikumar1984 · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:59 am

Hi Enrico,

Thanks a lot for ur QUICK Reply...

Regards,
Sasikumar.K

superk · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:33 am

Read this topic titled TSO ? ISPF ? REXX ? Keeping them Straight.

Also, some other REXX topics:

ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=8749
ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=8416
ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=7527
ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=4278
ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=552