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Some 'features' of the original Rexx were removed '''in this grandchild (ooRexx)'''

:- Use of @#$¢ as or in symbols

:- a= as a short form ~~of a=''''''~~ or a=""

:- a= as a short form or a=""

:- Multi-line strings (extending a string over line boundaries)

~~:- stream~~ I/O ~~(present in CMS but~~ only optional on TSO (not on 'mine')

:: (~~on TSO~~ I have to use EXECIO)

:- Bifs: externals, find, index, justify, linesize

:- the Upper instruction

:- /= and /== as alternatives to \= or \== (see characters below)

Stream I/O is only optional on TSO (not on 'mine')

(I have to use EXECIO)

Other features were introduced '''with the ANSII standard''' created

by a committee comprising Rexx implementers from IBM (notably the

original author, Mike Cowlishaw) and elsewhere:

original author, Mike Cowlishaw) and from elsewhere:

:- Date and Time conversion

:- Parse Caseless

:- Address With (not available in ooRexx)

:- Bifs changestr, countstr, qualify

:- Bifs: changestr, countstr, qualify

A feature introduced with ooRexx (and Regina unless you opt out, see below)