Darren's Rexx Add-ons

Both of the Add-ons below include the full C source code. If you port either to another system, please send me a binary for that system and any changes you made so I can add them to the the distribution below.

My offerings:

• (Updated) RxSock v 1.2, a Rexx interface to sockets. Rexx interpreters I can support directly are Regina and WinRexx. It should also work with IBM Object Rexx and Quercus Systems Personal Rexx, but I have no way of testing those versions myself. I also include an older version (1.0) for DEC Alpha/NT that was provided by Enterprise, Inc. Ports to non-Windows systems with BSD sockets should be fairly easy from the current code.

  RXSOCK/Intel is now distributed as a single DLL for all interpreters, using Mark Hessling's REXXTRANS utility. You will need to install REXXTRANS, which is included in the RXSOCK distribution, before you can use RXSOCK.

• RxDial v 0.6 (beta), a Rexx Internet Service Provider (ISP) dialer. Win32 versions for Regina and WinRexx available. A REXXTRANS version (see above) is available, which should work with all 4 Rexx interpreters supported by RxSock. RxDial is an interface to the icons in Dial-Up Networking. The Rexx API is generic enough that compatible versions for non-Windows systems should be possible.

  Also included is a full description of the API and some example programs in Rexx. The main example program waits until late at night, connects to the Internet, downloads a file via FTP, then disconnects from the Internet. It requires RxSock.

Feel free to contact me with any questions/comments on these Add-ons.

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