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The Object REXX programming language is an object-oriented scripting language initially produced by IBM for OS/2. It is a follow-on to and a significant extension of the "Classic Rexx" language originally created for the CMS component of VM/SP and later ported to MVS,[1] OS/2 and PC DOS. | The Object REXX programming language is an object-oriented scripting language initially produced by IBM for OS/2. It is a follow-on to and a significant extension of the "Classic Rexx" language originally created for the CMS component of VM/SP and later ported to MVS,[1] OS/2 and PC DOS. | ||
On October 12, 2004, IBM released Object REXX as open source software | On October 12, 2004, IBM released the [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Linux]] versions of Object REXX as open source software but stripped the the OS/2 source code from the tree, meaning that if people want to port the package back to OS/2, it will have have to recreate the port from scratch. | ||
==Version== | ==Version== | ||
* '''Latest Version:''' | * '''Latest Version:''' | ||
====OS/2 text editors with Object REXX support==== | |||
* [[jEdit]] - Java based editor - Object REXX 3 syntax highlighting built in - Current. | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* Open Object REXX WebSite [http://www.oorexx.org/] | * Open Object REXX WebSite [http://www.oorexx.org/] | ||
==License== | ==License and availability== | ||
* | * Originally commercial software, distributed as a component with all eComStation versions and OS/2 versions 4 and later or Warp Server 4.5 and later. Discontinued. | ||
* Later open | * Later open sourced as "Open Object REXX" but it was not ported to OS/2. It was released under the [[Common Public License]] Version 1.0 | ||
== | ==Publisher== | ||
* IBM | * [[IBM]] | ||
* REXXLA | * [[REXXLA]] | ||
==Related Articles== | ==Related Articles== | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 17 February 2016
The Object REXX programming language is an object-oriented scripting language initially produced by IBM for OS/2. It is a follow-on to and a significant extension of the "Classic Rexx" language originally created for the CMS component of VM/SP and later ported to MVS,[1] OS/2 and PC DOS.
On October 12, 2004, IBM released the Microsoft Windows and Linux versions of Object REXX as open source software but stripped the the OS/2 source code from the tree, meaning that if people want to port the package back to OS/2, it will have have to recreate the port from scratch.
Version
- Latest Version:
OS/2 text editors with Object REXX support
- jEdit - Java based editor - Object REXX 3 syntax highlighting built in - Current.
Links
- Open Object REXX WebSite [1]
License and availability
- Originally commercial software, distributed as a component with all eComStation versions and OS/2 versions 4 and later or Warp Server 4.5 and later. Discontinued.
- Later open sourced as "Open Object REXX" but it was not ported to OS/2. It was released under the Common Public License Version 1.0
Publisher
Related Articles
Publications
- Object REXX for Windows NT and Windows 95 With OODialog: Windows Dialog Interface - IBM RedBook - (30 December 1996)