RE: Feed result set into a command -- MIDRANGE-L

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Because IBM has not really said much about REXX, it's possible that folks think it's new. But it's been a part of OS/40 for at least 10 years, if not from the start. It was invented by a somebody Cowlishaw in one of IBM's British labs (Hursley?) in the 70's, I think.

So you don't need to install it - 'tis already there. And it's clearly not new, as in Java, just hidden by obscurity.

It's no harder to work with than QShell, which is just as "new" to most of us non-Unix types, I think.

In my experience, it is really sweet to use REXX as a command processor - very nice parameter handling.

Of course, we should all start using APL - that's really old (60s). ;-) It's so old, the name they came up with was "A Programming Language", hence, APL. Created by another IBMer, name of something Norman, IIRC.

At 06:21 PM 4/6/2004 -0400, you wrote:

midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>   1. Re: Feed result set into a command (Buck)
>
>  I received private
>email which points out that just because a new language or technique exists
>does not mean that it is the appropriate solution.  I concur; with the
>caveat that many Midrange groups never try something new unless they have
>seen examples of it in action.
Hmmm... I don't know... Perhaps it's better to stick with old, tried and true solutions such as ILE, QShell and TCP/IP. Throwing some new-fangled thing like ReXX into the mix has got to be risky. I mean, I can't even see how to install it!

Tom Liotta

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