Dear fellow Rexxers, since a few minutes there is a new beta of BSF4ooRexx available from Sourceforge, namely from: <https://sourceforge.net/projects/bsf4oorexx/files/beta/20181002/>.
BSF4ooRexx is an ooRexx external function package that allows Rexx programs to exploit Java classes. Requiring the supplied ooRexx package "BSF.CLS" camouflages the strictly typed, case-sensitive programming language Java as the dynamically typed, case-insensitive language Rexx, making it considerably easy to interface with Java. There are two newer public routines made available via BSF.CLS that I would like to draw your attention to: * bsf.iconv(string, fromCharset, toCharset): translates "string" encoded in the "fromCharset" to the "toCharset" and returns it o cf. the "samples" folder that gets installed with BSF4ooRexx lookup the sample named "1-080_charsetTranslations.rxj", which also has a link pointing at the standard CharSets available in Java * bsf.contextClassLoader( [list-of-jarfiles|list-of-directories|list-of-urls] ): this routine queries (if no arguments supplied) or sets the Java's Thread ContextClassLoader (according to the supplied arguments). This will allow to dynamically add new Java classes to a running program o cf. the "samples/JavaFX/fxml_05" folder that gets installed with BSF4ooRexx lookup the sample named "staff.rxj" If you choose the menu option "BSF4ooRexx -> Samples" a folder/finder window will open and display the Rexx samples. Locate the file "index.html" and click on it: this will briefly describe each Rexx sample, such that you are able to quickly get an overview. --- Also I would like to point out to you the latest beta versions of ooRexx 5.0 which introduces many valuable and helpful new features: <https://sourceforge.net/projects/oorexx/files/oorexx/5.0.0beta/>. Regularly check for new builds there. The quality of the current beta versions is of type "release" and it contains bug fixes over ooRexx 4.2. If you have any questions please come forward and ask! Replies to this e-mail will go to the BSF4ooRexx-Sourceforge-mailing list <https://sourceforge.net/p/bsf4oorexx/mailman/bsf4oorexx-devel/> (<mailto:bsf4oorexx-de...@lists.sourceforge.net>). Cheers, ---rony
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