REXX

E736221
macro language programming language scripting language

REXX is a high-level, easy-to-read scripting and macro language widely used on IBM mainframe systems for automation, data processing, and system control tasks.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
REXX canonical 4
Rexx 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf macro language ⓘ
programming language ⓘ
scripting language ⓘ
canBeEmbeddedIn CICS NERFINISHED ⓘ
ISPF NERFINISHED ⓘ
various IBM tools and products ⓘ
creator Mike Cowlishaw NERFINISHED ⓘ
designedFor IBM mainframe systems ⓘ
automation ⓘ
data processing ⓘ
system control tasks ⓘ
developer IBM ⓘ
executionModel interpreted language ⓘ
fileExtension .rex ⓘ
.rexx ⓘ
firstAppeared 1979 ⓘ
hasImplementation CMS REXX ⓘ
NetRexx NERFINISHED ⓘ
Object REXX NERFINISHED ⓘ
Open Object REXX NERFINISHED ⓘ
REXX/370 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Regina REXX NERFINISHED ⓘ
TSO/E REXX NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasStandard ANSI X3.274-1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception 1979 ⓘ
influenced NetRexx NERFINISHED ⓘ
Object REXX NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature automatic storage management ⓘ
built-in parsing facilities ⓘ
easy-to-read syntax ⓘ
extensive error handling ⓘ
free-form syntax ⓘ
string-oriented processing ⓘ
paradigm imperative programming ⓘ
procedural programming ⓘ
primaryDomain application macro language ⓘ
job control ⓘ
system scripting ⓘ
standardizedBy ANSI NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports command environment integration ⓘ
functions ⓘ
signal handling ⓘ
structured programming ⓘ
subroutines ⓘ
typingDiscipline dynamic typing ⓘ
usedOn AmigaOS NERFINISHED ⓘ
IBM MVS NERFINISHED ⓘ
IBM OS/2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
IBM TSO/E NERFINISHED ⓘ
IBM VM/CMS NERFINISHED ⓘ
z/OS NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

OS/390 → supportsProgrammingLanguage → REXX ⓘ
CICS Transaction Server → supportsLanguage → REXX ⓘ
ARexx → basedOn → REXX ⓘ
ARexx → influencedBy → REXX ⓘ
Rex → hasVariant → REXX ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rexx