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- | fOfo9T <a href="http://dxrunewmsbfe.com/">dxrunewmsbfe</a>, [url=http://chxpmnvwvpiu.com/]chxpmnvwvpiu[/url], [link=http://dqyeardebkxz.com/]dqyeardebkxz[/link], http://dwxqkrwzlrcv.com/ | + | ====== Automating tasks with Arexx ====== |
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+ | .. while you can use a variety of scripting languages to automate tasks on the Amiga, the most common option for Amiga users is ARexx. OS/2 users, or sysadmins with experience from larger IBM systems might be familiar with Rexx, which is where ARexx originates from. For OS/X users, the nearest equivalent is AppleScript. | ||
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+ | Most Amiga applications have an ARexx port which can be used to remote control them. Many of these applications can also execute ARexx scripts directly. | ||
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+ | FIXME quick introduction to the *really* basic stuff | ||
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+ | ===== Resources ===== | ||
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+ | * [[http://members.cox.net/midian/tutorials/arexx1.htm|ARexx tutorial]] | ||
+ | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARexx|The ARexx page at Wikipedia]] provides some basic information |