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ARexx with HyperBook

    17-Jul-91 20:42:11
Sb: ARexx with HyperBook
Fm: Stanley Pranin 70272,1542
To: All
I recently came across this reference to what appears to be an easy way to approach ARexx for non-programmers. ARexx may be a relatively simple tool from the programmers standpoint, but I recently purchased the program and looked through the manual. Even though I'm never afraid to get my feet wet, it seems like learning ARexx enough to use it with multimedia or for the batch processing of photos would be a daunting task without a programmer's background. This text is taken from the June issue of Info magazine: "Hyperbook includes a built-in Arexx program editor and an absolute wealth of new commands to integrate Hyperbook functions with standard ARexx. One of the examples included with HB is an ARexx reference that I've been referring to constantly. If you've been meaning to learn ARexx, this one example is worth Hyperbook's $99.95 price-tag." Have any of you bought Hyperbook and do you agree with the author's evaluation of the ARexx interface? Is it possible to devise a way to use ARexx with buttons and a graphics interface like some of the other multimedia programs? Any input would be appreciated. Regards, S.P. from Tokyo