kay@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (09/24/90)
I'd like to know where I can get more information on writing ARexx scripts. I'm new to the Amiga and would appreciate any info. Please E-mail responses to me. Thanks in advance. Bob Banning banning@iccgcc.pc.ab.com
boily@phy.ulaval.ca (Edouard Boily) (09/25/90)
Bob Banning wrote > I'd like to know where I can get more information on writing ARexx > scripts. I'm new to the Amiga and would appreciate any info. > Please E-mail responses to me. There is an excellent Rexx tutorial guide called "System Product Interpreter User's Guide" from the "Virtual Machine/System Product" collection, edited for the IBM mainframes. This manual was written for the original Rexx environment so it defines the standard and ARexx conforms quite well to it. I have the second edition (Feb 1984) and the number is "SC24-5238-1". There is an address written in there where you can have information (back in 84, I don't know for 1990!). Anyway, the address is: IBM Programming Publications Department G60, P.O. Box 6, Endicott, N.Y. U.S.A. 13760 This address might not be valid. The other source of tutorial information I know is looking at other's people script. It is not very elegant but it is efficient. I hope this help! Edouard .---------------------------------------------------------. | boily@phy.ulaval.ca 1150055@LAVALVX1.bitnet | |---------------------------------------------------------| | Edouard Boily | Projects: AmiGraph, AmigIRAF, A.I.R.P. | | Physic's Dept. | Interests: Astronomy, Comp. Sciences | | Laval Univ. | Work: On my Ph. D. _ // | | Quebec, CANADA | Citation: "Not yet!" \X/ | `---------------------------------------------------------'
DEMOLC@lure.latrobe.edu.au (Anjin_San) (09/26/90)
G'day, In article <31443@nigel.ee.udel.edu>, boily@phy.ulaval.ca (Edouard Boily) writes: > Bob Banning wrote > >> I'd like to know where I can get more information on writing ARexx >> scripts. I'm new to the Amiga and would appreciate any info. >> Please E-mail responses to me. [...Edouard's good info deleted, to prevent duplication...] There is a newsgroup comp.lang.rexx I believe. There are discussions there regarding many versions of Rexx -- including ARexx. yours truly, Lou Cavallo.
david@starsoft.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) (09/29/90)
>In article <31443@nigel.ee.udel.edu> boily@phy.ulaval.ca (Edouard Boily) writes: >Bob Banning wrote > >> I'd like to know where I can get more information on writing ARexx >> scripts. I'm new to the Amiga and would appreciate any info. >> Please E-mail responses to me. > > There is an excellent Rexx tutorial guide called "System >Product Interpreter User's Guide" from the "Virtual Machine/System >Product" collection, edited for the IBM mainframes. This manual was >written for the original Rexx environment so it defines the standard >and ARexx conforms quite well to it. > > I have the second edition (Feb 1984) and the number is >"SC24-5238-1". There is an address written in there where you can >have information (back in 84, I don't know for 1990!). Anyway, the >address is: .... There are two IBM REXX manuals: Virtual Machine/System Product System Product Interpreter User's Guide Release 6 SC24-5238 (mine, 5th edition - July 1988, is revision 04) Virtual Machine/System Product System product Interpreter Reference Release 5 SC24-5239 (mine, 3rd edition - December 1986, is revision 2) There are probably newer versions of these manuals. IBM also has REXX out for TSO/MVS so I would imagine there are reference manuals for that version also. As far as ordering them, my manuals say: "...Requests for copies of IBM publications should be made to your IBM representative or to the IBM branch office serving your locality." They say that you cant order manuals from the Endicot NY address. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- These words be mine. The company doesn't care, because I am the company! :-) Dave Lowrey | david@starsoft or {uhnix1,moray}!starsoft!david Starbound Software Group | Houston, TX | "Dare to be stupid!" -- Weird Al Yankovic