The Arexx Cookbook: A Tutorial Guide to the Arexx Language on the Commodore Amiga Personal Computer

ARexx implements the Rexx programming language on the Commodore Amiga Personal Computer. THE AREXX COOKBOOK features a tutorial approach to learning ARexx, consisting of graduated lessons from simple programs to complex interprocess control. It explains good programming techniques & treats parsing, string handling & arrays thoroughly to insure that readers will have the equipment to write any needed ARexx programs. Beginners, intermediates, & advanced users will find useful programs & ideas. Programs to sort & search data; pick out a list of words without duplicates; turn a text editor into a word processor with Thesaurus & Grammar Checker; & scale images to fit the screen all demonstrate powerful programming techniques for writing custom operating environments. No other book deals with ARexx controlling PostScript, but this powerful combination is presented clearly by THE AREXX COOKBOOK. The projects include a slick utility to print envelopes right from the Shell. Every ARexx instruction & function from the Hawes & the Commodore ARexx manuals, & every mentioned application program command is referenced by a multiple index & in the text margins. All programs in the book, as well as several more are available on disk. Available from Publisher, WHITESTONE, 511-A Girard SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106. (505) 268-0678.