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[[Image:VXREXX.png|thumb|'''Watcom VX-REXX'''<br>Advert from 1994]]
 
[[Image:VXREXX.png|thumb|'''Watcom VX-REXX'''<br>Advert from 1994]]
VX-REXX is a highly-extensible [[REXX]] GUI development system for OS/2 and [[Microsoft Windows]], it contains a core engine written in a low level language but everything else is actually written in VX-REXX itself and you can extend the system simply by writing [[SOM]] objects for it.
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VX-REXX is a highly-extensible [[REXX]] GUI development system for OS/2 and [[Microsoft Windows]], it contains a core engine written in a low level language but everything else is actually written in VX-REXX itself and you can extend the system simply by writing [[SOM]] objects for it. It was delivered in two versions, a standard version and a "Client/server" version that had built in support for [[SQL]] databases and support for writing front ends for other back end computer software.
  
 
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 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.
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====VX-REXX libraries and extensions====
 
====VX-REXX libraries and extensions====
 
* [[VX-REXX Extras Library]]
 
* [[VX-REXX Extras Library]]
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====VX-REXX code====
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* [[VX-REXX Code snippets]]
  
 
==Versions==
 
==Versions==

Revision as of 17:05, 15 August 2016

Watcom VX-REXX
Advert from 1994

VX-REXX is a highly-extensible REXX GUI development system for OS/2 and Microsoft Windows, it contains a core engine written in a low level language but everything else is actually written in VX-REXX itself and you can extend the system simply by writing SOM objects for it. It was delivered in two versions, a standard version and a "Client/server" version that had built in support for SQL databases and support for writing front ends for other back end computer software.

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 code

Versions

  • 06/1993: VX-REXX 1.0
  • 09/1993: VX-REXX 1.01 - latest patch level 1.01c (1993-12-03)
  • 1994: VX-REXX 2.0 - latest patch level 2.0c (1994-11-11)
  • 1995: VX-REXX 2.1
  • Last known version for OS/2-eCS: 2.1d (1995-09-19)

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License

Commercial software - Discontinued.

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