Microsoft KB Archive/99068

= REXX Commands Syntax--an Abbreviated Listing =

Article ID: 99068

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006



This article was previously published under Q99068



SUMMARY
This article provides an abbreviated list of REXX command syntax. For more detailed explanations consult the other REXX articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base or various reference works on the REXX programming language.



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ABBREV(string, test_str, length) ABS(number) ARG var1 var2 var3 ... var20 BEEP(frequency_in_hertz, duration_in_milliseconds) BITAND(string1, string2, pad) BITOR(string1, string2, pad) BITXOR(string1, string2, pad) B2X(binary-string) CALL name CALL ON [ERROR|FAILURE|HALT|NOTREADY] NAME routine_to_call CALL OFF [ERROR|FAILURE|HALT|NOTREADY] CENTER(string, final_length, pad_character_if_needed) CHARIN(file|input_stream|kbd, start_read, number_to_read) CHAROUT(output_stream|file|screen, data, start_write) CHARS(input_stream|file|kbd) COMPARE(string1, string2, pad) CONDITION (NAME|DESCRIPTION|INSTRUCTION|STATUS) COPIES(source_string, number) C2D(string, number) C2X(string) DATE(B|M|E|O|S|U|W) DELSTR(string, start_position, number_of_bytes_to_delete) DELWORD(string_of_words, start_word, #_of_words_to_delete) DIGITS D2C(integer, final_string_length) D2X(integer, sign_extended_hex_result_to_this_length) DIRECTORY(drive:directory) DO n|var = start_value TO end_value |FOREVER ... END DO WHILE condition|UNTIL condition ... END DROP variable ENDLOCAL ERRORTEXT(number) EXIT expression FILESPEC(requested_information, file_specification) FORM FORMAT(number, integer, fraction, exp_digits, exp_trigger) FUZZ IF condition THEN action ELSE action INSERT(source, target, start, length, pad_character) INTERPRET(expression) ITERATE name LASTPOS(find_this, target_string, search_backward_from_here) LEAVE name LEFT(of_this_string, for_this_length, pad_with_this_if_reqd) LENGTH(of_this_string) LINEIN(from_this_source, top_of_source?, number_of_lines) LINEOUT(to_this_target, this_data, top_of_target?) LINES(source) MAX(i, j, k, l, m, n ...) MIN(i, j, k, l, m, n ...) NOP NUMERIC DIGITS expression NUMERIC FORM [SCIENTIFIC|ENGINEERING] NUMERIC FUZZ expression OVERLAY(source, target, start_point, length, pad_with_this) OPTIONS PARSE [UPPER] [options] [WITH] var1 var2 var3 ... var? POS(find_this, target_string, start_position) PROCEDURE [EXPOSE var1 var2] PULL var1 var2 ... var? PUSH var1 var2 ... var? QUEUE var1 var2 .. . var? QUEUED RANDOM(minimum_value, maximum_value, seed_value) RETURN [expression] REVERSE(string) RIGHT(string, length, pad) SAY expression SELECT; WHEN condition THEN action; .. OTHERWISE action; END SETLOCAL SIGN(number) SIGNAL [OFF condition|ON condition label|label] SOURCELINE(n) SPACE(string, n, pad_character) STREAM(I/O_stream, type_of_action, specific_command) STRIP(string,'L'|'T'|'B', optional_character_to_strip) SUBSTR(string, start_position, length, pad_with_this) SUBWORD(string, start_word, number_of_words) SYMBOL('var') TIME('C'|'E'|'H'|'L'|'M'|'R'|'S') TRACE(A|C|E|F|I|L|N|O|R) TRANSLATE(string, replace_with, replace_this) TRUNC(number, maximum_digits) VALUE(var, value_to_set, flag) VERIFY(string, reference_list, 'M'|'N', start_position) WORD(string, word_number) WORDINDEX(string, word_number) WORDLENGTH(string, word_number) WORDPOS(word|phrase, string, start_position) WORDS(string) XRANGE(start,end) X2B(hexstring) X2C(hexstring) X2D(hexstring, n)

Additional query words: 2.10 2.1 2.10a 2.1a 2.20 2.2

Keywords: KB99068

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