Object REXX
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| Paradigm | Object-oriented (class-based) |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Simon C. Nash (IBM) |
| First appeared | 1988 |
| Stable release | 4.2.0
/ 24 February 2014 |
| OS | Cross-platform: AIX, Linux, OS/2; Windows NT |
| License | CPL 1.0, GPLv2 |
| Filename extensions | .rxs, .rex |
| Website | www |
| Major implementations | |
| ooREXX (since 2004) | |
| Influenced by | |
| Rexx, Smalltalk[1] | |
| Influenced | |
| NetRexx[2] | |
The Object REXX programming language is an object-oriented scripting language initially produced by IBM for the operating system OS/2 and later[3] for Microsoft Windows. It is a follow-on to and a significant extension[a] of the "Classic Rexx" language originally created for the Conversational Monitor System (CMS) component of the operating system VM/SP Release 3[4] and later ported to Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS),[b] OS/2 and PC DOS.
The OS/2 version of IBM Object REXX includes classes to support IBM System Object Model (SOM)[6] and Workplace Shell[7] (WPS). It is also included in ArcaOS.[8]
On October 12, 2004, IBM released Object REXX as free and open-source software,[9] giving rise to Open Object Rexx (ooREXX), now available for various operating systems: Linux, Solaris, Windows. This implementation includes a Windows Script Host (WSH) Scripting Engine for Rexx. The released sources however didn't include the classes for SOM and Workplace Shell (WPS) support.[10]
Object REXX supports multiple inheritance via the use of mixin classes.
Notes
- ^ Object REXX and Open Object Rexx do not include all of the new feature of ANSI standard Rexx, although they have many new features of their own.
- ^ As part of Time Sharing Option Extensions (TSO/E) Version 2[5]
References
- ^ René Jansen (2011-12-01). "7 Reasons that Rexx Still Matters". SmartBear blog. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "NetRexx – Programming language derived from Java and Rexx". OS/2 EWS. IBM PC BBS. 1996. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
- ^ "IBM Object REXX for Windows V2R1 — Object-Oriented Programming for Beginners to Advanced Users", Announcement Letters, IBM, March 20, 2001, 201-063
- ^ "VM/SYSTEM PRODUCT RELEASE 3 (VM/SP RELEASE 3) 5664-167". Announcement letters. IBM. February 1, 1983. 283-018. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "IBM TSO EXTENSIONS VERSION 2". Announcement letters. IBM. April 19, 1988. 288-191. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ Willis Boughton (2004). "SOM and Object REXX". EDM/2. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
- ^ "Accessing Workplace Shell Objects". Object REXX Reference. IBM.
- ^ "Does ArcaOS include REXX support?". Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "IBM Contributes Scripting Language to the Rexx Language Association, Encourages Innovation Around REXX Application Development". IBM. 2004-11-29. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ Where did SOM support go in 4.0.0?
External links
- No URL found. Please specify a URL here or add one to Wikidata. Open Object Rexx
- Open Object Rexx 4.2.0 documentation
- Object REXX Information-- Downloads, tools, tutorials, reference materials, etc.