VX-REXX

Description

VX-REXX is a highly-extensible REXX GUI development system for OS/2 and Microsoft Windows, it contains a core written in a low level language but every thing else is actually written in VX-REXX itself and you can extend the system 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. And Sybase was bought by SAP.

VX-REXX libraries and extensions

• VX-REXX Extras Library

Version

* Latest Version for OS/2-eCS:

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

• WATCOM VX-REXX for OS/2 Programmer's Guide and Reference
• Writing VX-REXX Programs by Ronny Richardson (McGraw-Hill, 1995)

Local articles

• Visual REXX Faceoff by Gordon Zeglinski
  • Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 1 Watcom's VX-REXX by Gordon Zeglinski (June 1994)
  • Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 2 Hockware's VisPro REXX/Bronze 2.0 by Gordon Zeglinski (July 1994)
  • Visual REXX Faceoff - Part 3 Hockware's VisPro REXX/Gold 2.03 by Gordon Zeglinski (October 1994)

• Enhancing VX-REXX with macros

Articles

• A review of VX-REXX 2.0 by Info World - From 1994