This book will teach you how to write programs in the REXX language on IBM mainframe computers. It is useful for technical, applications, and maintenance programmers working on new or legacy code written in the REXX language. It describes the REXX programming language for TSO, MVS, OS/390 and Z/OS. (IBM mainframe operating system environments). The book quickly gets you writing programs in REXX. It covers all REXX language elements, all REXX built-in functions, and the more important TSO-only functions. You will find URLs in the book linking to a set of practice problems on a public webpage,...

This book is written for English-speaking people who want to bring their French up to date. It is not for the very beginner. It's for people who know some French, and want to know and use more popular expressions, just like the French. Here are some of the 162 French expressions contained in this book: A l'arrache, A la bonne franquette, A la fortune du pot, A plat cul, A tout bout de champ, Accro, Accroc, Accrochage, Attacher lundi avec mardi, Au compte-gouttes, Ca m'etonnerait, Ca ne s'invente pas, Canicule, Ecoper d'une amende, En catimini, Etre de meche, Laissez-moi faire appel a vos...

The REXX programming language includes built-in functions that simplify programming. REXX Functions let you manipulate data strings or do mathematics simply with a minimum of programming effort. This book explains 78 REXX functions that you can use in your REXX programs. This book is about z/OS TSO REXX functions. A function is a built-in feature of the REXX language. Functions are always available to you when you are writing your program. They provide an easy way to manipulate data strings or to perform arithmetic on numbers. Using functions simplifies programming and provides reliability,...

This book contains 169 American idioms and expressions that are difficult to understand when taken literally. They have been translated into Russian. This book is for Russian speakers who want to understand American English expressions and idioms better. All expressions are explained in Russian, and translated into Russian by a Russian-speaking teacher of Russian, born in Russia. Here are some of the expressions explained in this book: 6 figure income, A couple a three, Aggro, Alive and kicking, All in all, All walks of life, Apples and oranges, At the end of the day, Back-to-back, Bad hair...

This book is for the programmer who needs to convert a program written in TSO-CLIST to TSO-REXX in the z/OS TSO/ISPF environment. You need some familiarity with both languages in order to do a conversion. This book will show the correspondences, or lack of them, between CLIST language features and REXX language features. CLIST language features are shown on the left-hand page, with the corresponding REXX language feature on the facing, right-hand page. TSO-CLIST dates back to the beginning of TSO in 1971. It truly is a legacy language. IBM continues to support it because so many of its...