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

Classic REXX

A Practical Approach to Programming the Rexx Language

By Michael F. Cowlishaw

aka The REXX Language: A Practical Approach to Programming

Publisher: Prentice-Hall 1985

Format: Hardcover

ISBN 0-13-780735-X

ASIN: B010EX9QCU

Status: Out of print, second edition below is in print

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

Date of publication: March the second, 1990

ISBN 0-13-780651-5

ISBN 978-0137806515

Status: In print

Updated version of the above book and pretty much used as a reference to the language.

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

Rexx Programmer's Reference

by Howard Fosdick

Publisher: Wrox 2005

Format: Paperback, 720 pages

Date of publication: March 11. 2005

ISBN 0-7645-7996-7

ISBN 978-0764579967

Satus: Out of print, but PDF version available.

This book has now been made available as a free download from the REXX Language Association. Note that although the first seven or so chapters of the book contain a REXX tutorial it is unstructured and while a beginner might be able to learn the language from it, it is less than ideal. An intermediate user will get more from this book than a beginner, unless he has another REXX tutorial to go with it.

Mastering OS/2 Rexx

By Gabriel F. Gargiulo

Format: Paperback, 430 pages

Publisher: Tarquin Publications

Date of publication: 1 Dec, 1993

ISBN 0894354493

ISBN 978-0894354496

Mastering OS/2 Rexx (Revised edition)

Publisher: Wiley/QED

Format: Paperback, 440 pages

Date of publication: 16 Feb 1994

ISBN 9780471519010

ISBN 0-471-51901-4

Rexx With OS/2, TSO & CMS Features

By Gabriel F. Gargiulo

Full title:Rexx With OS/2, TSO & CMS Features - Quick Reference Guide (Mainframe Technical Series)

Publisher: Mvs Training 1999

ISBN 1-892559-03-X

Teach Yourself REXX in 21 Days

By William F. Schindler & Esther Schindler

Publisher: Sams, 1994

ISBN 0-672-30529-1

Down to Earth REXX

By William F. Schindler

Publisher: Poisoned Pen, 2000

ISBN 0-9677590-0-5

"Down to Earth REXX" is an updated version of "Teach Yourself REXX in 21 Days" above.

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

Programming in REXX

By Charles Daney

Full title:Programming in REXX (J. Ranade IBM Series)

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1990

Format: Hardcover: 299 pages

ISBN 0-07-015305-1

ISBN 978-0070153059

Status: Out of print.

This books leaves out most system specifics so it is suitable for any "Classic" REXX environment.

The Rexx Handbook

By Gabriel Goldberg and Philip H. Smith

Full title:The Rexx Handbook (J. Ranade IBM Series)

Publisher:Mcgraw-Hill

Format: Hardcover, 646 pages

Date of publication: February 1992.

ISBN 0070236828

ISBN 978-0070236820

Classic REXX books 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

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

The REXX Language on TSO

By Gabriel F. Gargiulo

Publisher: Gabriel F. Gargiulo

Format: Paperback, 210 pages

Date of publication: August the 19th, 2012

ISBN-10: 1479104779

ISBN 978-1479104772

Status: In print

More info on the book from the author can be found here

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
VM/IS: Writing Simple Programs with REXX, SC24-5357

Intended for users with little or no experience in computer programming or programming in REXX

TSO/E Version 2 REXX/MVS: User's Guide, SC28-1882
TSO/E Version 2 Procedures Language MVS/REXX, SC28-1883
VM/SP System Product Interpreter: User's Guide, SC24-5238
VM/SP System Product Interpreter: Reference, SC24-5239
VM/XASP Interpreter: User's Guide, SC23-0375
VM/XASP Interpreter: Reference, SC23-0374
VM/ESA REXX/VM: User's Guide, SC24-5465
VM/ESA REXX/VM: Reference, SC24-5466
IBM VSE/Enterprise Systems Architecture REXX/VSE Reference, SC33-6529

"For experienced programmers, particularly those who have used a structured high-level language. It lists the REXX messages and describes instructions, functions, debugging aids, and parsing".

Systems Application Architecture Common Programming Interface: REXX Level 2 Reference, SC24-5549

Describes the SAA REXX interface.
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

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