getrexxvar() and setrexxvar() GetRexxVar() attempts to extract the value of a variable from a running ARexx script/program. SetRexxVar() will attempt to set the value of a particular variable in a running ARexx script. checkrexxmsg() This function checks to make sure that a rexxmsg is from arexx directly. Messages used by the Rexx Variable Interface (RVI) routines are required to be directly from ARexx.