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DrDialog is a REXX graphical user interface builder that allows you to create simple interfaces based on dialog boxes. It was written by David Morrill when he was working for IBM and was included for free with the IBM Developer Connection. It allows developers to build windowed 32-bit applications using the Classic REXX language and with some modifications can be made to work with Object REXX as well.

DrDialog is a very good tool to develop PM applications in REXX. You can use DrDialog to develop event driven REXX programs with PM GUI.

Version

Latest version: Version v3.27, 10.04.1994

Preresiquites

Older version of IBM's recource editor - Needed if you want to ship DrDialog programs as .exe's or use the ResToRexx tool.

Fix for Object REXX

Fix for DrDialog and Object Rexx - Corrects a problem with the DrsAide tool and Object Rexx.

Add on packages

DrDialog Control - Add on for Dr. Dialog that makes the dialogs more flexible and adds flyover help.

Known issues

Software created with DrDialog will only work on OS/2 Version 4 or higher or eComStation system if you use Version v3.27, older versions of DrDialog will run under OS/2 2.x and 3.x but have problems with later systems.

Links

Dr. Dialog info and install instructions - from Ecosoft/2.
The DrDialog documentation in PDF format.

Publications

Local articles

DrDialog, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love REXX by Thomas Klein
- Part 1 (September 2002)
- Part 2 (October 2002)
- Part 3 (November 2002)
- Part 4 (December 2002)
- Part 5 (January 2003)
- Part 6 (March 2003)
- Part 7 (April 2003)
- Part 8 (May 2003)
- Part 9 (July 2003)
- Part 10 (September 2003)
- Part 11 (January 2004)
- Part 12 (April 2004)
- Part 13 (June 2004)
- Part 14 (June 2005)
Dr. Dialog Review by Paul Floyd (January 1998)

License

Discontinued. Freeware.

David C. Morrill indicated that the source code of this program had been lost over time. (2012/11/13) DrDialog was written in a system called IBM Oberon-2 that never got distributed outside of IBM anyway so would be of a limited use.

Author

David C. Morrill

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 DrDialog is a very good tool to develop PM applications in REXX. You can use DrDialog to develop event driven REXX programs with PM GUI.
-====Notes====
+==Version==
-'''Warning:''' There seems to be problems using an older version of DrDialog or programs created with an older version of DrDialog under OS/2 WARP 4!
+* '''Latest version:'''  [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/dev/rexx/drdialog.zip Version v3.27, 10.04.1994]
-'''Note (02/12/2001):''' There are two zip files called DrDlgFix.zip and DrDlgRc.zip on hobbes (see Internet - Web Pages) that claim to fix the problems with Object-Oriented REXX. From an article in OS/2 eZine:
-"If you are using DrDialog with Object Rexx you will need DrDlgFix.zip which corrects a problem with the DrsAide tool and Object Rexx.
+;Preresiquites
-You will need to obtain an old version of the resource compiler to use the ResToRexx tool. Try DrDlgRc.ZIP on Hobbes, OS2BBS and LEO."
+* [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/dev/rexx/DrDlgRc.zip Older version of IBM's recource editor] -  Needed if you want to ship DrDialog programs as .exe's or use the ResToRexx tool.
-'''RXTT320 01/07/11:''' Note that there is a new version of DrDlgRC.ZIP that adds a file missing in the previous zip file!
+;Fix for [[Object REXX]]
+* [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/dev/rexx/DrDlgFix.zip Fix for DrDialog and Object Rexx] - Corrects a problem with the DrsAide tool and Object Rexx.
-I did not test them so I can not say if this is true or not. You might ask the user who uploaded the file to hobbes, D Clark dgclark@attglobal.net .
+;Add on packages
+* [[DrDialog Control]] - Add on for [[Dr. Dialog]] that makes the dialogs more flexible and adds flyover help.
-==Version==
+====Known issues====
-'''* Latest version:'''  [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/dev/rexx/drdialog.zip Version v3.27, 10.04.1994]
+* Software created with DrDialog will only work on OS/2 Version 4 or higher or eComStation system if you use Version v3.27, older versions of DrDialog will run under OS/2 2.x and 3.x but have problems with later systems.
-* [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/dev/rexx/DrDlgFix.zip Fix for DrDialog and Object Rexx]
-* [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/dev/rexx/DrDlgRc.zip Fix for DrDialog - for converting Rexx applications into *.Exe]
 ==Links==
-'''* Dr. Dialog:''' [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?sh=1&button=Search&key=drdialog.zip]
+* [http://www.ecsoft2.org/node/1321 Dr. Dialog info and install instructions] - from Ecosoft/2.
-* WebSite: http://www.dmorrill.com/david/
+* [http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/dev/rexx/DrDialog-Reference-Book-printable-version.zip The DrDialog documentation] in [[PDF]] format.
+==Publications==
-==License==
-Discontinued. Free.
-* [[David C. Morrill]] indicated that the source code of this program had been lost over time. (2012/11/13), it was written in a system called [[IBM Oberon-2]] that never got distributed outside of IBM anyway so would be of a limited use.
-==Author==
-* [[David C. Morrill]]
-==Related Articles==
+====Local articles====
 * DrDialog, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love REXX by [[Thomas Klein]]
 ** [[DrDialog, or: How I learned to stop worrying and love REXX - Part 1|Part 1]] (September 2002)
@@ Line 49: / Line 41: @@
 * [[Dr. Dialog Review]] by [[Paul Floyd]] (January 1998)
-==Publications==
+==License==
+Discontinued. Freeware.
+* [[David C. Morrill]] indicated that the source code of this program had been lost over time. (2012/11/13) DrDialog was written in a system called [[IBM Oberon-2]] that never got distributed outside of IBM anyway so would be of a limited use.
+==Author==
+* [[David C. Morrill]]
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