Re: %check() workalike in SQL

[vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Adam - you just asked the million dollar question - go for it Dave!!!

REXX has been part of OS/400 since it began. There are 2 iSeries manuals, a 
reference and a programmer's guide. 
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/index.jsp?topic=/rzahg/rzahgrexx.htm
 takes you directly to the spot in infocenter where you can see the manuals.

Then there is all kinds of stuff on the 'Net - 
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-rexx.html is an intro at 
IBM's DeveloperWorks - lots more there - REXX is basically the same on all IBM 
platforms.

And you can always google on "rexx example" or "rexx tutorial" - and I read the 
original book by Cowlishaw, the original developer of REXX, when I started 
looking at it.

HTH
Vern

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: AGlauser@xxxxxxxxxxxx 

> David Odom wrote on 24/10/2006 02:32:07 PM: 
>
> > REXX is perfect for string manipulation, AND it can call and work with 
> > SQL. I use if, for instance, to look for specific parts of strings and 
> > perform logic accordingly. 
>
> Thanks for the tip David. I don't know much about REXX. Is it a standard 
> feature in OS/400? Do you know of any good examples? 
>
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