REXX Bibliography

This is a somewhat incomplete bibliography of printed and electronic REXX textural materials, for currently available electronic materials see the main REXX page.

Classic REXX

A Practical Approach to Programming the Rexx Language

By Michael F. Cowlishaw

Publisher: Prentice-Hall 1985

Format: Hardcover

ISBN 0-13-780735-X

ASIN: B010EX9QCU

Abstract/introduction available here: A Practical Approach to Programming the Rexx Language

The REXX Language: A Practical Approach to Programming

Second Edition of the above

Format: Softcover

Publisher: Prentice-Hall 1990

ISBN 0-13-780651-5

REXX言語入門―プログラミングへの実践的アプローチ

aka Rekkusu gengo nyumon: puroguraminguhe no jissenteki apurochi

Japanese translation of the first edition of the above book

Translators: Yoichi Muraoka and Koji Shibano

Publisher: 近代科学社

Date of publication: December 1987

ISBN 4-7649-0136-6

ISBN 978-4764901360

Die Programmiersprache REXX

German translation of the first edition of the above book

Publisher:Hanser 1988

ISBN 3-446-15195-8

Mastering OS/2 Rexx

By Gabriel F. Gargiulo

Wiley 1994, ISBN 0-471-51901-4

• Gabriel F. Gargiulo: Rexx With OS/2, TSO & CMS Features - Quick Reference Guide (Mainframe Technical Series) – Mvs Training 1999, ISBN 1-892559-03-X
• Howard Fosdick: Rexx Programmer's Reference - Wrox 2005, ISBN 0-7645-7996-7
• William F. Schindler: Down to Earth REXX - Poisoned Pen 2000, ISBN 0-9677590-0-5
• William F. Schindler; Esther Schindler: Teach Yourself REXX in 21 Days - Sams 1994, ISBN 0-672-30529-1 ("Down to Earth REXX" above is an updated version)
• Merrill Callaway: The Rexx Cookbook: A Tutorial Guide to the Rexx Language in OS/2 Warp on the IBM Personal Computer - Whitestone 1995, ISBN 0-9632773-4-0
• Robert O'Hara; David Ross Gomberg: Modern Programming Using REXX - Prentice Hall 1988, ISBN 0-13-597329-5
• Anthony S. Rudd: Application Development Using OS/2 Rexx - Wiley 1994, ISBN 0-471-60691-X
• Anthony S. Rudd: Practical Usage of REXX (Ellis Horwood Series in Computers and Their Applications) - Prentice Hall 1991, ISBN 0-13-682790-X
• Ronny Richardson: Writing OS/2 REXX Programs - McGraw-Hill 1994, ISBN 0-07-052372-X (Came with examples on a floppy)
• Richard K. Goran: Rexx Reference Summary Handbook - Second Edition - CFS Nevada 1994, ISBN 0-9639854-1-8
• William Mansfield: Rexx Language: Special Edition - Prentice Hall 1990, ISBN 0-13-779067-8
• Hallett German: OS/2 2.1 REXX Handbook: Basics, Applications and Tips - VNR 1993, ISBN 0-442-01734-0
• Peter C. Kiesel; J.Ranade: REXX: Advanced Techniques for Programmers - McGraw-Hill 1992, ISBN 0-07-034600-3
• Gabriel Goldberg and Philip H. Smith III: The REXX Handbook - McGraw-Hill 1991 - ISBN 0-07-023682-8

Classic REXX in German

• Wolek: Das Rexx-Buch für OS/2 - Markt & Technik 1996, ISBN 3-87791-785-2
• Karlheinz Wittemann; Stefan Gerten: REXX unter OS/2 – Hanser 1996, ISBN 3-446-18508-9
• Gerhard Leibrock: Das REXX-Lexikon: Begriffe, Anweisungen, Funktionen - Oldenbourg 1996, ISBN 3-486-23672-5

See also: #Die Programmiersprache REXX

Object REXX

• Tom Ender: Object-oriented Programming with REXX - 1997, ISBN 0471118443 - Out of print
• Ueli Wahli, Trevor Turton, Eddie Griborn & Norio Furukawa: Object Rexx for OS/2 Warp - Prentice Hall 1996, ISBN 0-13-273467-2
• Object REXX for Windows NT and Windows 95 With OODialog: Windows Dialog Interface - IBM RedBook - (30 December 1996)

Mainframe REXX

• Gabriel F. Gargiulo: The REXX Language on TSO - Self published 2012 - ISBN 978-1479104772
• Charles Daney: Programming in REXX - McGraw-Hill 1990, ISBN 0-07-015305-1

VSE/ESA REXX/VSE

IBM Manuals

Note some of these manuals have REXX content but are not REXX manuals per se.

• VSE/ESA REXX/VSE Reference, SC33-6642
• VSE/ESA REXX/VSE User's Guide, SC33-6641
• VSE/ESA System Control Statements, SC33-6613
• VSE/POWER Administration and Operation, SC33-6633
• VSE/ESA Guide to System Functions, SC33-6611
• VSE/ESA Library Guide, GC33-6619
• VSE/ESA Messages and Codes, SC33-6607
• VSE/ESA Guide for Solving Problems, SC33-6610
• VSE/ESA Diagnosis Tools, SC33-6614
• SAA Common Programming Interface REXX Level 2 Reference, SC24-5549

IBM Compiler and Library for SAA REXX/370 Release 2

• IBM Compiler and Library for SAA REXX/370 Release 2: Introducing the Next Step in REXX Programming, G511-1430

A introduction to the system for "managers and data processing professionals" to help them evaluate the "IBM Compiler and Library for SAA REXX/370" rather than a manual per se. "Provides general information about the features and benefits of the IBM Compiler and Library for SAA REXX/370 and the system resources required to run it".

• IBM Compiler and Library for SAA REXX/370 Release 2 User's Guide and Reference, SH19-8160
• IBM Compiler and Library for SAA REXX 370 Release 2 Diagnosis Guide, SH19-8179.

Intended for system programmers rather than normal end users."It explains how to diagnose suspected errors in the product and how to report them to the appropriate IBM personnel".

All or most of the "IBM Compiler and Library for SAA REXX/370 Release 2" publications listed above were also available on the following CD-ROM's:

• IBM Online Library MVSCollection CD-ROM, SK2T-0710
• IBM Online Library MVSCollection CD-ROM, SK2T-2067
• IBM Online Library MVSCollection CD-ROM, SK2T-0060