Meetings

Free Rexx! Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Rexx (but were afraid to ask)

Howard Fosdick

Tuesday July 26th 2005 at 7:00pm
Wheaton, Illinois Institute of Technology - Rice Campus, Room 103

Abstract

Open source software and scripting are two of the biggest software trends today. This talk covers Rexx, a scripting language that runs on all platforms and claims a number of users about equal to Python. Rexx is known for combining POWER with EASE OF USE. This presentation tells you everything about Rexx and where it fits in your toolbox. It includes a complete tutorial so that you can start scripting immediately. And it tells you where to download the 9 different free Rexx interpreters and the over 100 free Rexx tools and interfaces.

Speaker Bio

Howard Fosdick has been an independent consultant in the Chicago area for over a decade, specializing in DBA work. Fosdick presents and writes on a variety of technical topics. His new book, REXX PROGRAMMERS REFERENCE, covers all aspects of Rexx scripting, from tutorial to advanced tools and techniques, in its 700 pages.

Getting to the meeting

The next General meeting of UniForum Chicago will be:

        IIT Rice Campus
        Room 103
        201 East Loop Road
        Wheaton, IL 60187-8489

Directions to IIT - Rice Campus in Wheaton
The 19-acre campus is located just northeast of the intersection of Naperville and Butterfield roads in sou th Wheaton's Danada development. The campus is three miles west of the Butterfield Road interchange of the N orth-South Tollway (I-355) and two miles north of the Naperville Road interchange of the East-West Tollway ( I-88).

From the North or South: From I-355 (North-South Tollway), exit westbound at Rt.56/Butterfield Road and proceed west 3 1/2 miles on B utterfield Road to East Loop Road. Turn right onto East Loop Road (Phillip's 66 Gas Station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building. Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.

From the I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), take the I-88 (East-West Tollway) westbound and follow directions "From the East or West" below.

From the East or West: From I-88 (East-West Tollway), take the Naperville Road exit. At the traffic light, turn left onto Naperville Road and continue north for 1\275 miles to Rt. 56/Butterfield Road. Turn right onto Rt. 56/Butterfield Road and proceed 1/4 mile to the first traffic light (East Loop Road). Turn left on to East Loop Road, ( Phillip's 66 Gas station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building.

Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.