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Visual REXX is a simple library for OS/2 users to create Presentation Manager (PM) programs using REXX. VREXX provides users with a set of functions that can be called from REXX procedures. These functions open and close standard PM windows, providing programmable control over the appearance and positioning of the windows. Dialog box functions allow file selection, display of messages, entering numbers or text strings, and making single or multiple selections through radio button, checkbox or listbox controls. Table, colour and font selection dialogs are also available. And, graphics functions for setting pixels, drawing markers, lines, polygons, splines, arcs, circles and text (in multiple fonts) are included.

VREXX is very useful for little programs - for more complex applications you should use some other GUI package (for example DrDialog).

Note: If you're going to develop programs using VREXX you should have a tool like PSPM handy.

Version

Version 1.0 (1992-09-09)
Version 1.1 (1993-10-29)

Files: DEVBASE.DLL; VREXX.DLL

License

Freeware released under the IBM License Agreement for IBM Employee-Written Software.
Author: Richard B. Lam

Publications

Chris Miksanek: A Visual OS/2 REXX Primer - Client Access/400 Expert, January/February 1997
Chris Miksanek: A Visual OS/2 REXX Primer: Advanced Functions - Client Access/400 Expert, March/April 1997 [1]

Links

vrexx2.zip (Version 1.1)
Melanie Chernoy: Rexx Programming Potpourri

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-"VREXX is Visual REXX - a new way for OS/2 users to create their own Presentation Manager (PM) programs using REXX! VREXX provides users with a set of functions that can be called from REXX procedures. These functions open and close standard PM windows, providing programmable control over the appearance and positioning of the windows. Dialog box functions allow file selection, display of messages, entering numbers or text strings, and making single or multiple selections through radiobutton, checkbox or listbox controls. Table, Color and font selection dialogs are also available. And, graphics functions for setting pixels, drawing markers, lines, polygons, splines, arcs, circles and text (in multiple fonts) are included."
+'''Visual REXX''' is a simple library for OS/2 users to create [[Presentation Manager]] (PM) programs using REXX. VREXX provides users with a set of functions that can be called from REXX procedures. These functions open and close standard PM windows, providing programmable control over the appearance and positioning of the windows. Dialog box functions allow file selection, display of messages, entering numbers or text strings, and making single or multiple selections through radio button, checkbox or listbox controls. Table, colour and font selection dialogs are also available. And, graphics functions for setting pixels, drawing markers, lines, polygons, splines, arcs, circles and text (in multiple fonts) are included.
-VREXX is very useful for little programs - for more complex applications you should use some other GUI package (for example Rexx Dialog).
+VREXX is very useful for little programs - for more complex applications you should use some other GUI package (for example [[DrDialog]]).
-See DelClass.Cmd for an example of using VREXX.
+;Note:If you're going to develop programs using VREXX you should have a tool like PSPM handy.
-'''Note:''' If you're going to develop programs using VREXX you should have a tool like [[PSPM]] handy.
 ==Version==
-* Version 1.1 (1992) [http://www.os2site.com/sw/ews/vrexx2.zip]
+* Version 1.0 (1992-09-09)
+* Version 1.1 (1993-10-29)
-====Files====
-* [[VREXX.DLL]]
-* [[VREXX.EXE]]
-* [[VREXX.INF]]
-==Links==
+;Files
-* [http://www.ecomstation.it/pido2/home/mentore/vrexx2.pdf Italian translation of the VXREXX manual] - By [[Mentore Siesto]] in [[PDF]] format.
+:[[DEVBASE.DLL]]
+:[[VREXX.DLL]]
 ==License==
-* Freeware released under the [[IBM License Agreement for IBM Employee-Written Software]].
+*Freeware released under the [[IBM License Agreement for IBM Employee-Written Software]].
+*Author: [[Richard B. Lam]]
-==Author==
+==Publications==
-* [[Richard B. Lam]]
+* Chris Miksanek: ''A Visual OS/2 REXX Primer'' - Client Access/400 Expert, January/February 1997
+* Chris Miksanek: ''A Visual OS/2 REXX Primer: Advanced Functions'' - Client Access/400 Expert, March/April 1997 [https://web.archive.org/web/19970504223216if_/http://www.midrangecomputing.com:80/mcpubs/ca400exp/sample.pdf]
+==Links==
+* [http://www.tavi.co.uk/os2pages/ews/vrexx2.zip vrexx2.zip] (Version 1.1)
+* Melanie Chernoy: [http://www.scoug.com/warpexpowest/presentations/rexx/ Rexx Programming Potpourri]
-[[Category:Tools]][[Category:REXX]][[Category:IBM EWS Software]]
+[[Category:REXX Function Library]][[Category:IBM EWS]]