/*REXX program demonstrates a method how to increment a numerical string*/
count = "3"      /*REXX variables (and constants) are character strings.*/
count =  3       /*(identical to the above statement.)                  */
count = count+1  /*strings in a numerical context are treated as numbers*/
say 'sum=' count /*display the value of  COUNT  to the terminal (screen)*/

/*────────────────── The default numeric digits for REXX is  9  digits. */
/*────────────────── However, that can be increased with NUMERIC DIGITS.*/

numeric digits 15000   /*let's go ka-razy with fifteen thousand digits. */

count=copies(2,15000)  /*stressing REXX's brains with lots of  two's,   */
                       /*the above is considered a number in REXX.      */
count=count+3          /*make that last digit of  COUNT  a  "5".        */

if 1==0  then          /*let's not display this gihugeic number to term,*/
say  'count='  count   /*ya most likely don't want to display this thing*/

                       /* [↓]  show the six leftmost and rightmost digs.*/
say  'count='  left(count,6)'···'right(count,6)
                                       /*stick a fork in it, we're done.*/