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The Internet/REXX HHNS WorkBench

By Henri Henault

What is it ?

A Freeware shared library with a powerfull set of REXX functions that help CGI Programmers to :

  • Quickly create Dynamic HTML Pages, tables and forms,
  • Easily handle forms results,
  • Run any REXX CGI programs on any supported platform, WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATION.

For which platforms ?

  • Intel/Linux
  • Intel/Windows 32bits (NT,2K,XP)
  • RS6000,pSeries/AIX(4.2, 5.3)


With which REXX Interpretors ?

What do you need ?

  • A Web Server for your Linux, AIX, or NT platform
  • One or both of the two REXX interpretors above
  • A servlet container engine (i.e. Tomcat) if you want to use the NetRexx version

How to install it  ?

  • Download it
  • Uncompress or unzip in your  CGI bin directory
  • Linux, AIX : move, or link the shared library (librxcri.so, or liborxcri.so) to the /usr/lib directory
  • MS IIS : move the shared library (rxcri.dll or orxcri.dll) somewhere to your SYSTEM PATH, and set up the correct Registry entry
  • Apache : set the following directives in your httpd.conf 
        LoadModule cgi_module         modules/mod_cgi.so
    AddModule mod_cgi.c
    AddHandler cgi-script file_extension_for_Rexx_CGI (i.e.: .cri)
    Don't forget the following directive for each subdir where you put your Rexx/CGI stuff 
        Options ExecCGI  FollowSymLinks

How to use it ?

  • Have a look to our REXX CGI samples, test them, and Download them if necessary.
  • See the   On-line Manual Page
  • If you are a REXX Programmer, whatever your favorite platform, you're ready.

REXX CGI available on this site, that you can use directly within your own html pages :

And after ?

  • Don't forget to send us a feedback : any bug report, observations, remarks and even hate mails are welcome.
    We will particulary answer to hate mails in whatever language they were sent.