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Rexx

/* REXX example. */
/* Some basic constructs. */
almost_pi = 0.1415 + 3
if almost_pi < 3 then
say 'huh?'
else do
say 'almost_pi=' almost_pi || " - ok"
end
x = '"' || "'" || '''' || """" /* quotes */
/* A comment
* spawning multiple
lines. /* / */
/* Built-in functions. */
line = 'line containing some short text'
say WordPos(line, 'some')
say Word(line, 4)
/* Labels and procedures. */
some_label :
divide: procedure
parse arg some other
return some / other
call divide(5, 2)
/* Loops */
do i = 1 to 5
do j = -3 to -9 by -3
say i '+' j '=' i + j
end j
end i
do forever
leave
end
/* Print a text file on MVS. */
ADDRESS TSO
"ALLOC F(TEXTFILE) DSN('some.text.dsn') SHR REU"
"EXECIO * DISKR TEXTFILE ( FINIS STEM LINES."
"FREE F(TEXTFILE)"
I = 1
DO WHILE I <= LINES.0
SAY ' LINE ' I ' : ' LINES.I
I = I + 1
END