A note about the future of ecsoft2.org

ecsoft2.org runs on software (Drupal 7 and PHP 7.4) that reached its end of life years ago and no longer receives security updates. Keeping the site online safely is getting harder.

Giving it a future means migrating it to a current platform — and that is only worth doing if people still use it and want to help keep it alive.

If you care about ecsoft2.org, as a user, a contributor, or someone willing to lend a hand, please ggambatiscali [dot] it (get in touch) by January 31, 2027.

If no one comes forward by then, the site will be turned into a read-only archive, so that its content stays available.

Creating Java Applications Using NetRex

NetRexx is a new human-oriented language that makes writing and using Java classes quicker and easier than writing in Java.

NetRexx combines the ease of use and flexibility of Rexx with the robust structure and portability of Java.

This redbook covers all aspects of NetRexx, from simple scripting programs to applications and applets using such advanced features as graphical user interfaces with animation, access to relational databases, communication over TCP/IP sockets, client/server programming using remote method invocation (RMI), Common Gateway Interface (CGI) programming, and JavaBeans.

The sample programs are freely available on the Internet. This redbook applies to NetRexx Version 1.0 and 1.1, and the Java Development Kit (JDK) Version 1.1.1. The sample programs were tested on OS/2 Warp; they should also run on other platforms that support JDK 1.1.