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12) whenever the initial letter of the filename changes. (Of course, this would mean working with the sorted file.) My primary reason for including Catalog Maker was to show how ARexx instructions, functions, and external com mands work together; any real use you get out of the program is a bonus.
Conclusion That wraps up this chapter, the ARexx section, and the book. I hope you'll use Catalog Maker as a starting place for your exploration of ARexx. As you've seen, it is very easy to control different applications from one program. As more Amiga programs support ARexx, you'll have a wider variety of programs to use in your super applications.
I have two major complaints about ARexx: It doesn't let you create Intuitionbased programs and it doesn't come with an integrated editor. Just as I was finishing this book, however, I received a preliminary copy of a RXTools from TTR Development Inc., an ARexx programming environment that corrects both shortcomings. I've no doubt that RXTools and products like it will soon make ARexx programming as easy as BASIC programming. I hope you enjoy your explorations of ARexx and of the Amiga in general. And I hope that this book has helped you on your way.