Open Object Rexx / NetRexx Extension for Notepad++

Syntax Highlighting for Open Object Rexx including Classic Rexx and Open Dialog Rexx up to version 4.2 (beta r6800)

Getting Started

These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes. See deployment for notes on how to deploy the project on a live system.

Prerequisites

Install Notepad++ from it's website.

Installing

• Copy userDefineLang.xml to your local AppData directory:

 C:\User\“Your User Name“\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++

• Copy rexx.xml to:

 C:\User\“Your User Name“\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\APIs

• Start or restart Notepad++

Test the sysntax-hightlighting

Load a RexxScript into your editor. The sysntax-higlighting is connected to the following file extensions:

.rex .nrx .rexg .rexx .orex

You should see something like that:

If the syntax is not highlighted open the Languages menu in Notepad++ and select Rexx:

Built With

• Notepad++ - A free source code editor for MS Windows.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.

Versioning

We use SemVer for versioning. For the versions available, see the tags on this repository.

Authors

• Gert Massheimer - Initial work - DeltaOS2

Remark:

I'm not using Windows that much anymore since I'm mainly working on my Mac. So feel free to add your own extensions to those files and keep me updated.

Thanks!

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details