NetRexx User's Guide, version 2.05 Copyright (c) IBM Corporation, 2005. All rights reserved. © | Draft of 14 Jan 2005
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# Using the translator

This section of the document tells you how to use the translator package. It assumes you have successfully installed Java and NetRexx, and have tested that the `hello.nrx` testcase can be compiled and run, as described in the Testing the NetRexx Installation section.

The NetRexx translator may be used as a compiler or as an interpreter (or it can do both in a single run, so parsing and syntax checking are only carried out once). It can also be used as simply a syntax checker.

When used as a compiler, the intermediate Java source code may be retained, if desired. Automatic formatting, and the inclusion of comments from the NetRexx source code are also options.

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