Replacing the RxMessageBox() RexxUtil Function with BSF4ooRexx

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Abstract

Many Rexx programs that were created for the OS/2 and Windows environment employ the RxMessageBox() RexxUtil function, which creates a graphical dialog popup window. Running such Rexx programs on other operating system platforms (Linux, MacOSX) will not be possible, if RxMessageBox() is not available. Using BSF4ooRexx opens up all functionality available in Java including its GUI dialog popups, which gets exploited by the ooRexx BSF.Dialog class defined in the BSF.CLS package (program) of BSF4ooRexx. This class and its usage will be demonstrated in nutshell examples, followed by additional available features that may be beneficial for Rexx programmers like input dialog boxes which can be easily created. With the knowledge of this presentation it would become possible for the audience to devise one owns snap-in replacement of RxMessageBox() that would work as a public routine for all operating systems!
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 RexxLa International Rexx Language Symposium Proceedings
EditorsRené Vincent Jansen
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
PublisherRexx Language Association
Pages204-218
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9789464855562
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2019 - 30th Annual Rexx Symposium - IBM Research Center, Hursley, Hursley, United Kingdom
Duration: 22 Sept 201925 Sept 2019
https://www.rexxla.org/events/schedule.rsp?year=2019

Publication series

SeriesRexxLA Symposium Proceedings Series
ISSN1534-8954

Conference

Conference2019 - 30th Annual Rexx Symposium
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityHursley
Period22/09/1925/09/19
Internet address

Austrian Classification of Fields of Science and Technology (ÖFOS)

  • 102015 Information systems
  • 102022 Software development
  • 502050 Business informatics

Keywords

  • RxMessageBox
  • bsf.dialog
  • Bsf4ooRexx
  • ooRexx
  • Java

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