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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 simply 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 who discontinued the product around 1997. And Sybase itself was later bought by SAP. Despite its discontinuation the system remains one of the most popular if not the the most popular development product in day to day use for OS/2 and eComStation systems.

VX-REXX libraries and extensions

• VX-REXX Extras Library

Version

* Latest Version for OS/2-eCS: 2.1d (1995-09-19)

Downloads

• Demo Version 2.1
• Patches to 2.1d

Links

• VX-REXX Tips & Tricks - From the Esstu Pack by Chris Angelico, same site also has a few programs written in VX-REXX including source.
• Dev - REXX - VxREXX - OS/2 Site collection of resources about VX-REXX
• VX-REXX on eCOmStation.it - Info on the system in English and Italian.
• List of Netlabs projects written in VX-REXX
• OS/2 Museum VX-REXX 1.00

License

Commercial software - Discontinued.

Publications

• WATCOM VX-REXX for OS/2 Programmer's Guide and Reference
• Writing VX-REXX Programs by Ronny Richardson (McGraw-Hill, 1995)

Local articles

• Visual REXX Faceoff by Gordon Zeglinski
  • Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 1 Watcom's VX-REXX by Gordon Zeglinski (June 1994)
  • Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 2 Hockware's VisPro REXX/Bronze 2.0 by Gordon Zeglinski (July 1994)
  • Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 3 Hockware's VisPro REXX/Gold 2.03 by Gordon Zeglinski (October 1994)

• Enhancing VX-REXX with macros

Articles

• A review of VX-REXX 2.0 by Info World - From 1994