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Executing REXX Programs or Scripts

To start a REXX program or a script in a session managed by CA Automation Point

1. Open a window that contains a command area.
2. Press the Next Session key (the default key is Alt+N) or click the Next session option from the Cmdarea menu until the command area displays the name of your target session.
3. Display the Cmdarea menu.
4. Choose Start REXX program or script.
5. Enter the name of the REXX program or script in the command area.

Important! CA Automation Point uses the three-character file name extension to determine whether a REXX program or a script should execute. Follow this convention when naming your REXX programs and scripts:

• Give the extension .cmd or .rex to all REXX programs.
• Give the extension .scr to all scripts.

When you enter the REXX program or script file name in the command area, supplying the extension is optional. If you specify a file name without an extension, CA Automation Point searches first for a REXX program, and then for a script with that file name.