Rexx Programmer's Reference

Name: Rexx Programmer's Reference
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ISBN: 9780764579967

ISBN-10: 0764579967

ISBN-13: 9780764579967

Edition: 2005

Authors: Howard Fosdick

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* Originally developed for mainframes but highly portable across platforms-from servers to desktops to handhelds-Rexx is an easy yet powerful scripting language that's widely used for rapid application development * Covers Rexx interpreters for specialized functions-object-oriented, mainframe, and handheld * There are 8 different free Rexx interpreters optimized for different platforms and uses. This book shows how to use them all. * Shows how to script for GUIs, databases, web servers, XML, and other interfaces. * Details how to make the best use of Rexx tools and interfaces, with examples for both Linux and Windows * Includes a tutorial with lots of examples to help people get up and…

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/11/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction






Introduction to Scripting and Rexx



Language Basics



Control Structures



Arrays



Input and Output



String Manipulation



Numbers, Calculations, and Conversions



Subroutines, Functions, and Modularity



Debugging and the Trace Facility



Errors and Condition Trapping



The External Data Queue, or "Stack"



Rexx with Style



Writing Portable Rexx



Issuing System Commands



Interfacing to Relational Databases



Graphical User Interfaces



Web Programming with CGI and Apache



XML and Other Interfaces






Evolution and Implementations



Regina



Rexx/imc



Brexx



Reginald



Handhelds and Embedded Programming



Rexx for Palm OS



r4 and Object-Oriented roo!



Open Object Rexx



Open Object Rexx Tutorial



IBM Mainframe Rexx



NetRexx






Resources



Instructions



Functions



Regina Extended Functions



Mainframe Extended Functions



Rexx/SQL Functions



Rexx/Tk Functions



Tools, Interfaces, and Packages



Open Object Rexx: Classes and Methods



Mod_Rexx: Functions and Special Variables



NetRexx: Quick Reference



Interpreter System Information



Answers to "Test Your Understanding" Questions


Index