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What is the difference between ooRexx and IBMs Object REXX for Windows?

April 26, 2017difference IBM object oorexx rexx Windows

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What is the difference between ooRexx and IBMs Object REXX for Windows?

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IBM’s Object REXX was available in two formats; an Interpreter Edition and a Development Edition. ooRexx will be available in one format which is half way between the two IBM offerings. There will be no functional difference between the Object REXX and ooRexx interpreters; code written for Object REXX will work with ooRexx with the following minor exceptions related to product versioning: • The result from PARSE VERSION using the last version of Object REXX is: OBJREXX 6.00 dd mon yyyy The result from PARSE VERSION using the first version of ooRexx is: REXX-ooRexx(MT) 6.00 dd mon yyyy This change was done for two reasons; the first is that ooRexx is a different product, and the format of the result is now ANSI compliant. • The output from rexx -v using the last version of Object REXX released by IBM is: IBM Object REXX Interpreter Version 2.1.3 Build date: Mar 31 2004 Copyright (c) IBM Corporation 1996, 2004. All Rights Reserved. The output from rexx -v using the 3.1.1 version of ooRex