[arachne] Re: rexx

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On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:15:25 -0400, Brian C. Murphy wrote:

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> RE: WHAT IS BUILT IN WITH RESPECT TO PCDOS7-2000?
> BUILT IN in that context simply means that REXX runs like any other
> application software, by typing its primary name and pressing return.
> You do not have to install Rexx in PCDOS7-2000 because of its being built
> in to PCDOS7-2000
> Rex is one of the better batch programming languages I have worked with,
> but it's syntax is just a touch awkward.

I'm curious if rexx is as powerful as 4DOS. The latter is quite a bit
slower than regular command.coms because it's all built right in there
too, but it could be that pcdos did it a bit better.


Regards,


Ray Andrews
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