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==Description==
 
==Description==
VX-REXX is a highly-extensible REXX GUI development system for OS/2 and Microsoft Windows.
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VX-REXX is a highly-extensible REXX GUI development system for OS/2 and Microsoft Windows, it contains a core written in a low level language but every thing else is actually written in VX-REXX itself and you can extend the system by writing [[SOM]] objects for it.
  
 
VX-REXX was originally developed by [[Watcom]] which was acquired by Powersoft in 1994, and Powersoft merged with Sybase in 1995. And Sybase was bought by SAP.  
 
VX-REXX was originally developed by [[Watcom]] which was acquired by Powersoft in 1994, and Powersoft merged with Sybase in 1995. And Sybase was bought by SAP.  
  
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====VX-REXX libraries and extensions====
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* [http://www.altsan.org/programming/os2/index.html#vrobjex VX-REXX Extras Library]
  
 
==Version==
 
==Version==
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==Links==
 
==Links==
*[http://www.os2site.com/sw/dev/rexx/vxrexx/ Dev - REXX - VxREXX - OS/2 Site] collection of resources about VX-REXX
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* [http://www.kepl.com.au/esstu/vxrexx.html VX-REXX Tips & Tricks] - From the Esstu Pack by Chris Angelico, same site also has a few programs [http://www.kepl.com.au/esstu/swindex.html written in VX-REXX] including source.
 
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* [http://www.os2site.com/sw/dev/rexx/vxrexx/ Dev - REXX - VxREXX - OS/2 Site] collection of resources about VX-REXX
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* [http://www.ecomstation.it/ecsoft2/prog.php?progid=1948&name=Watcom+VX-REXX&sys=os2+ecomstation&language=en VX-REXX on eCOmStation.it] - Info on the system in English and Italian.
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* [http://trac.netlabs.org/vxapps List of Netlabs projects written in VX-REXX]
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* [http://www.os2museum.com/wp/os2-history/os2-2-1-and-2-11/vxrexx_about/ OS/2 Museum VX-REXX 1.00]
 
==License==
 
==License==
 
Commercial software - Discontinued.
 
Commercial software - Discontinued.
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* [http://books.google.com.ec/books/about/Writing_VX_REXX_Programs.html?id=fW4tAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y Writing VX-REXX Programs] by [[Ronny Richardson]] (McGraw-Hill, 1995)
 
* [http://books.google.com.ec/books/about/Writing_VX_REXX_Programs.html?id=fW4tAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y Writing VX-REXX Programs] by [[Ronny Richardson]] (McGraw-Hill, 1995)
  
* [http://www.altsan.org/programming/os2/index.html#vrobjex VX-REXX Extras Library]
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====Local articles====
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX-REXX VX-REXX Wikipedia]
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==Related Articles==
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* Visual REXX Faceoff by [[Gordon Zeglinski]]  
 
* Visual REXX Faceoff by [[Gordon Zeglinski]]  
 
** [[Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 1]] Watcom's VX-REXX by [[Gordon Zeglinski]] (June 1994)  
 
** [[Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 1]] Watcom's VX-REXX by [[Gordon Zeglinski]] (June 1994)  
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*[[Enhancing VX-REXX with macros]]
 
*[[Enhancing VX-REXX with macros]]
==Retail Books==
 
 
 
  
 
[[Category:Tools]][[Category:MS Windows Tools]][[Category:REXX]]
 
[[Category:Tools]][[Category:MS Windows Tools]][[Category:REXX]]

Revision as of 15:57, 27 December 2014

Description

VX-REXX is a highly-extensible REXX GUI development system for OS/2 and Microsoft Windows, it contains a core written in a low level language but every thing else is actually written in VX-REXX itself and you can extend the system by writing SOM objects for it.

VX-REXX was originally developed by Watcom which was acquired by Powersoft in 1994, and Powersoft merged with Sybase in 1995. And Sybase was bought by SAP.

VX-REXX libraries and extensions

Version

* Latest Version for OS/2-eCS:

Links

License

Commercial software - Discontinued.

Publications

Local articles