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Downloading the NetRexx 1.02 package

The NetRexx 1.02 package will run on Java 1.0.x runtimes (NetRexx 1.1 or later requires Java 1.1.x).

This 1.02 level of NetRexx is no longer being enhanced, but is still available in both zip and tar+compress format. It contains the toolkit and and online documentation:

The NetRexx documentation and software are distributed free of charge under the conditions of the IBM Employee-Written Software program. If you download or use a NetRexx package you agree to the terms in the IBM License Agreement for Employee-Written Software. Please read it before downloading.

To view the online documentation you need a text editor or a Web browser.

To run the software, you will need the Java runtime and toolkit (from the 1.0.x Java development kit) installed on your target machine. For more information on these:


NetRexx package -- Toolkit and compiler

  1. This includes the NetRexx 1.02 compiler and utility classes, samples, and online documentation [25 Jun 1997].
    Download by choosing either:
  2. Unpack the file you downloaded (a new directory called 'NetRexx' should be created by this). Note that the package contains subdirectories and files with "long names". All names may be case-sensitive. Detailed instructions are available in the installation instructions; please read these before installing.
    You can also extract the installation instructions as the file nrinst.doc from the package you downloaded; refer to that document for specific 1.02 questions.
  3. Once unpacked into a directory, you can view the NetRexx documentation locally by pointing your Web browser at the 'root' documentation file netrexx.htm.
  4. To use the NetRexx compiler or the NetRexx class files, you'll need to unpack the nrtools.zip or nrtools.tar.Z files included within the NetRexx package. Again, please see the installation instructions.

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