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* [[Gabrielle Gagnon]]: [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2KIKOEwqk-QC&pg=PA263 Visual REXX tools] - A comparison review for VX-REXX, [[GpfREXX]] and [[VisPro/REXX]] - From [[PC Magazine]], July 1996. | |||
* [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IzsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA82 A review of VX-REXX 2.0] by [[InfoWorld]] Magazine - From 1994 | * [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IzsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA82 A review of VX-REXX 2.0] by [[InfoWorld]] Magazine - From 1994 | ||
* [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VK6meblp0xsC&pg=PA228 A review of VX-REXX 1.01] by [[PC Magazine]] - Febuary 1994 | * [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VK6meblp0xsC&pg=PA228 A review of VX-REXX 1.01] by [[PC Magazine]] - Febuary 1994 | ||
Revision as of 23:15, 13 August 2016
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.
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
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)
Downloads
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
- VX-REXX Programmers Guide
- WATCOM VX-REXX for OS/2 Programmer's Guide and Reference
- Ronny Richardson: Writing Vx-Rexx Programs - 1994 - Mcgraw-Hill - Paperback, 336 pages + CD-ROM - ISBN 0079119115 - ISBN 978-0079119117 - Out of Print
Local articles
- Visual REXX Faceoff by Gordon Zeglinski
- Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 1 Watcom's VX-REXX (June 1994)
- Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 2 Hockware's VisPro REXX/Bronze 2.0 (July 1994)
- Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 3 Hockware's VisPro REXX/Gold 2.03 (October 1994)
- Brian Vink: Creating Multithreaded Applications with WATCOM VX-REXX
- Enhancing VX-REXX with macros
Articles, papers and presentations
- Gabrielle Gagnon: Visual REXX tools - A comparison review for VX-REXX, GpfREXX and VisPro/REXX - From PC Magazine, July 1996.
- A review of VX-REXX 2.0 by InfoWorld Magazine - From 1994
- A review of VX-REXX 1.01 by PC Magazine - Febuary 1994
- Nicholas Peterley: VX_REXX adds client/server support: Visual enviroment is now easier to use with the second part here - From InfoWorld Magazine August 8, 1994.
- Eric Giguère: REXX and the OS/2 Workplace Shell
- Eric Giguère: Watcom VX REXX for OS/2 - Published as part of Proceeding of The REXX Symposium for Developer and Users May 18-20, 1993, page 34 (page 40 in the PDF version).