Who Should Read This Reference

This reference describes the CICS Transaction Server for VSE/ESA REXX Guide and Reference Interpreter (hereafter referred to as the interpreter or language processor) and the REstructured eXtended eXecutor (called REXX) language. This reference is intended for experienced programmers, particularly those who have used a block-structured, high-level language (for example, PL/I, Algol, or Pascal).

Descriptions include the use and syntax of the language and how the language processor "interprets" the language while a program is running under the REXX/CICS interpreter. The reference also describes: