Updates & new entries in version 2.80

• General
  
  Update
  Distribution
  
  General hints for OS/2 commands Update
  Using meta chars
  Update
  The CMD command
  Update
  The XCOPY command
  Update
  The DETACH command
  Update
  The SHUTDOWN command / The SETBOOT command
  New
  The EXTPROC command
  Update
  Reserved directory & file names
  
  General hints for REXX New
  REXX and Y2K
  Update
  The function SysFileTree()
  Update
  The function STREAM()
  New
  Changing file attributes
  Update
  Parameters eaten by the CMD.EXE
  Update
  Parameters eaten by the REXX interpreter
  Update
  Writing general routines for compound variables
  New
  When to Quote Variables in Functions and/or Procedures
  New
  Using Persistent Variables
  New
  Check if a REXX program is already running
  New
  Distinguish between empty and omitted parameter
  New
  Catching CTRL-C
  Update
  The function LINEOUT()
  Update
  Maximum files per session
  New
  Investigate the overheads of function calls
  New
  Test program to test the overheads of function calls
  
  Hints for Object REXX Update
  New features in Object REXX that are useful in Classic REXX programs also
  Update
  Using Object REXX and the WPS
  New
  Object REXX for Linux
  New
  Object REXX for AIX
  Updated
  Object REXX for OS/2
  Moved
  Object REXX for Windows 95 / Windows NT
  New
  Using Classic REXX if Object REXX is the default REXX
  
  Troubleshooting Update
  Troubleshooting
  New
  Error: Failure during initialization
  Update
  SYS0008 - 2 -
  New
  EXPOSE does not work as expected
  
  REXXUTIL functions Update
  The function SysPutEA()
  Update
  New REXXUTIL functions in Object REXX
  
  Change the WPS with REXX New
  Getting the filename of WPDatafile objects
  Update
  IDs for the setup string MENUITEMSELECTED
  New
  Release or hold a printer queue
  Update
  Transient Objects
  Update
  Get the object ID for an object handle
  New
  Force the WPS to reRead the Extended Attributes
  
  Sample source code New
  Sample for using BEEP to play sounds
  New
  Sample for persistent variables
  New
  Convert Microsoft/IEEE Float binary into a string in Classic REXX
  New
  Convert Microsoft/IEEE Float binary into a string in Object REXX
  New
  Determine what day of the week a date falls on
  
  Sample programs Minor Update
  Template v3.07 for a REXX program
  
  Literature New
  Creating Java Applications Using NetRexx
  New
  Object REXX for Windows NT and Windows 95 Programming Guide
  Updated
  Object REXX for Windows 95/NT
  
  Additional Software for REXX Update
  GNU-Regina - REXX for DOS
  New Version
  Eurit 20/30/40 Phone API
  New
  ORexx/SQL Object Framework
  New Version
  REXXCC - a REXX "compiler"
  Update
  DrDialog - visual REXX programming
  New
  GIF_INFO - get information about GIF files
  New Version
  RxLBox - menu routine in REXX
  New
  NETUTL - REXX functions that enhance NET commands
  New Version
  Bullet/2
  New
  RxiUtl - Utils for Internet Access
  New
  Syslvl - a DLL for Syslevel calls
  New Version
  REXX/SQL
  New Version
  WPTOOLS
  New
  NNTP client and SMTP client/daemon for use with WARP IAK
  New
  EADump
  New
  REXX2EXE a REXX "compiler"
  New
  REXXBUILD - a REXX pre-processor
  New Version
  RxIni
  New
  MD5 Algorithm in REXX
  New
  FastIni
  New Version
  REXXGDB2
  New
  rxPortIO - Hardware I/O read and write services
  New Version
  RexxSem - use semaphore in REXX
  
  Sources Update
  Internet -- FTP
  Update
  Internet -- Newsgroups / Listserver
  Update
  Internet -- WWW
  
  Miscellaneous New Version
  NetRexx
  Update
  Return code of the function ADDRESS
  
  Non-REXX related information Update
  CONFIG.SYS statements used by OS/2
  Update
  Environment variables used by other OS/2 programs
  New
  NETBIOS return codes

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