ADDRESS Instruction

To send a command to a specific environment, use this format of the ADDRESS instruction:

ADDRESS environment expression

For environment, specify the destination of the command. To address the OS/2 environment, use the symbol CMD. For expression, specify an expression that results in a string that REXX passes to the environment. Here are some examples:

address CMD "dir"     /* pass the literal string   */
                      /* "dir" to OS/2 program     */

cmdstr = 'dir *.txt'  /* assign a string           */
                      /* to a variable             */

address CMD cmdstr    /* REXX passes the string    */
                      /* "dir *.txt" to OS/2       */
address edit "regen"  /* REXX passes the "regen"   */
                      /* command to a fictitious   */
                      /* environment named edit    */

Notice that the ADDRESS instruction lets a single REXX program issue commands to two or more environments.