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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	Rexx
+" Maintainer:	Thomas Geulig <geulig@nentec.de>
+" Last Change:	2001 May 2
+" URL:		http://mywebpage.netscape.com/sharpPeople/vim/syntax/rexx.vim
+"
+" Special Thanks to Dan Sharp <dwsharp@hotmail.com> for comments and additions
+" (and providing the webspace)
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+syn case ignore
+
+" A Keyword is the first symbol in a clause.  A clause begins at the start
+" of a line or after a semicolon.  THEN, ELSE, OTHERWISE, and colons are always
+" followed by an implied semicolon.
+syn match rexxClause "\(^\|;\|:\|then \|else \|otherwise \)\s*\w\+" contains=ALL
+
+" Considered keywords when used together in a phrase and begin a clause
+syn match rexxKeyword contained "\<signal\( on \(error\|failure\|halt\|notready\|novalue\|syntax\|lostdigits\)\(\s\+name\)\=\)\=\>"
+syn match rexxKeyword contained "\<signal off \(error\|failure\|halt\|notready\|novalue\|syntax\|lostdigits\)\>"
+syn match rexxKeyword contained "\<call off \(error\|failure\|halt\|notready\)\>"
+syn match rexxKeyword contained "\<parse \(upper \)\=\(arg\|linein\|pull\|source\|var\|value\|version\)\>"
+syn match rexxKeyword contained "\<numeric \(digits\|form \(scientific\|engineering\|value\)\|fuzz\)\>"
+syn match rexxKeyword contained "\<\(address\|trace\)\( value\)\=\>"
+syn match rexxKeyword contained "\<procedure\( expose\)\=\>"
+syn match rexxKeyword contained "\<do\( forever\)\=\>"
+
+" Another keyword phrase, separated to aid highlighting in rexxFunction
+syn match rexxKeyword2 contained "\<call\( on \(error\|failure\|halt\|notready\)\(\s\+name\)\=\)\=\>"
+
+" Considered keywords when they begin a clause
+syn match rexxKeyword contained "\<\(arg\|drop\|end\|exit\|if\|interpret\|iterate\|leave\|nop\)\>"
+syn match rexxKeyword contained "\<\(options\|pull\|push\|queue\|return\|say\|select\|trace\)\>"
+
+" Conditional phrases
+syn match rexxConditional "\(^\s*\| \)\(to\|by\|for\|until\|while\|then\|when\|otherwise\|else\)\( \|\s*$\)" contains=ALLBUT,rexxConditional
+syn match rexxConditional contained "\<\(to\|by\|for\|until\|while\|then\|when\|else\|otherwise\)\>"
+
+" Assignments -- a keyword followed by an equal sign becomes a variable
+syn match rexxAssign "\<\w\+\s*=\s*" contains=rexxSpecialVariable
+
+" Functions/Procedures
+syn match rexxFunction	"\<\h\w*\(/\*\s*\*/\)*("me=e-1 contains=rexxComment,rexxConditional,rexxKeyword
+syn match rexxFunction	"\<\(arg\|trace\)\(/\*\s*\*/\)*("me=e-1
+syn match rexxFunction	"\<call\( on \(error\|failure\|halt\|notready\)\(\s\+name\)\=\)\=\>\s\+\w\+\>" contains=rexxKeyword2
+
+" String constants
+syn region rexxString	  start=+"+ skip=+\\\\\|\\'+ end=+"+
+syn region rexxString	  start=+'+ skip=+\\\\\|\\"+ end=+'+
+syn match  rexxCharacter  +"'[^\\]'"+
+
+" Catch errors caused by wrong parenthesis
+syn region rexxParen transparent start='(' end=')' contains=ALLBUT,rexxParenError,rexxTodo,rexxUserLabel,rexxKeyword
+syn match rexxParenError	 ")"
+syn match rexxInParen		"[\\[\\]{}]"
+
+" Comments
+syn region rexxComment		start="/\*" end="\*/" contains=rexxTodo,rexxComment
+syn match  rexxCommentError	"\*/"
+
+syn keyword rexxTodo contained	TODO FIXME XXX
+
+" Highlight User Labels
+syn match rexxUserLabel		 "\<\I\i*\s*:"me=e-1
+
+" Special Variables
+syn keyword rexxSpecialVariable  sigl rc result
+syn match   rexxCompoundVariable "\<\w\+\.\w*\>"
+
+if !exists("rexx_minlines")
+  let rexx_minlines = 10
+endif
+exec "syn sync ccomment rexxComment minlines=" . rexx_minlines
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_rexx_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_rexx_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  HiLink rexxUserLabel		Function
+  HiLink rexxCharacter		Character
+  HiLink rexxParenError		rexxError
+  HiLink rexxInParen		rexxError
+  HiLink rexxCommentError	rexxError
+  HiLink rexxError		Error
+  HiLink rexxKeyword		Statement
+  HiLink rexxKeyword2		rexxKeyword
+  HiLink rexxFunction		Function
+  HiLink rexxString		String
+  HiLink rexxComment		Comment
+  HiLink rexxTodo		Todo
+  HiLink rexxSpecialVariable	Special
+  HiLink rexxConditional	rexxKeyword
+
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "rexx"
+
+"vim: ts=8