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Example Applications

Rexx can be used for almost any kind of application, system, or product.   Here are just a few examples of various applications written in Rexx... 
  
    
Using Rexx to Power a Web Site, by Jim Standley
    
A Rexx-based Application Server, PDF file from Don Bourdage and Michael Beer
    
What’s Right with Rexx-- Using Rexx for General Application Development, PDF file by Gil Barmwater
    
A NetRexx Application Using Hibernate and JSF, PDF file from Rene Jansen
    
Tracking Gas Balloons with Rexx, PDF file from Christian Michel
    
On Demand Computing with Rexx, PDF file from Michael Beer
    
A Rexx-based Intranet Solution, PDF file from Johann Taschler
    
A Large NetRexx Application, PDF file from Rene Jansen
    
A Large Mainframe REXX Application, PDF file from Anthony Rudd
    
DB-123: A New Tool for Database and IT Migrations, PDF file from Thomas Schneider
    
The Stellar Sector Generator, by Stephan Aspridis
    
PPWizard, a pre-processor for HTML, Rexx, Visual Basic, or any other kind of text file, by Dennis Bareis
    
MemoWiki, this “personal wiki” tool is written in Rexx.
    
DLS Change Management System for OPS/MVS, PDF file about automating OPS/MVS, from Freddy Sonnemans
    
Job Processing System (JPS), PDF file about a scheduler written in Object Rexx, file from Morten Mork
    
Open Source Telephony, PDF file about moving to open source using Object Rexx, from David Ruggles
    
Discover Real Problem Solving with ooRexx and Excel Automation, PDF file from Les Koehler
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Macros Rexx

Rexx can be used as a macro language, a product-embedded scripting language. This means that you can use Rexx to “animate” or program any number of applications. Here are a few examples of Rexx as a macro language...

    
THE (The Hessling Editor), by Mark Hessling... macro information here.
    
PMGlobe, a programmable globe for Windows, by Michael Cowlishaw... macro information here.
    
Hack, a Windows hex/ascii editor... macro information here.
    
Kedit, an editor similar to Xedit...  macro examples here.
    
PPWizard, a pre-processor for HTML, Rexx, Visual Basic, or any other kind of text file, by Dennis Bareis.
    
ZOC terminal emulator from EMTec uses Rexx scripting.

OpenOffice Macros--- See dozens of object Rexx macros for OpenOffice suite components
here.  Find more
examples in
our section on object-oriented Rexx How-To’s.

Microsoft Office Macros-- see
our section on object-oriented Rexx How-To’s for examples of how to automate
Microsoft Office using Rexx scripts. You can script Word and Excel.   Rexx can be used for ActiveX and WSH scripts.

Mainframe Macros-- Rexx is the default macro language for mainframe products. Here are mainframe macros--

    
A simple example XEDIT macro with explanation, from Ian Collier
     “
How to Write TSO/ISPF Editor Macros” from American Programmer
     “
How to Write QMF Procs in Rexx” from American Programmer
     “
How to Write Rexx Subroutines for QMF/CALC” from American Programmer

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