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+ | ====== Automating tasks with Arexx ====== | ||
- | .. 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. For OS/X users, the nearest equivalent is AppleScript. | + | |
+ | .. 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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
- | (.. quick introduction to the *really* basic stuff) | + | FIXME quick introduction to the *really* basic stuff |
- | -- pointers to ARexx resources here, if there are any good sites about it. | + | ===== Resources ===== |
+ | * [[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 | ||