I used to support a product that provided samples in both REXX and Clist. MAJOR pain. Once you go to REXX, you won't look back. Much more powerful in terms of numbers and it just seems so much more intuitive.
All the best, Scott T. Harder -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Gibney, Dave Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 10:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Rexx Assuming it's not your first, second, or third language, grab the reference manual, find some examples in the Ssamplibs, remember STEMs are only somewhat like arrays :), that blanks as part of variable values count and the ' Quote is not the same a " double quote. Probably a few other idiosyncrasyies and you're set. Very powerful language, oh and another thing, ACS routines and other rexx-like things ARE NOT REXX. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of gsg > Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 6:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Rexx > > I need to learn REXX and fast. Does anyone know a good REXX "for dummies" > book? > > TIA > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
