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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
Date of publication: March the second, 1990
ISBN 0-13-780651-5
ISBN 978-0137806515

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

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
  • 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

Mainframe REXX

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
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