Re: Addressbook problems

[wtopa@ix.netcom.com]

	Subject: Addressbook problems
	Date: Sat, Dec 19, 1998 at 11:18:57AM +0000

In reply to:Lance Hoffmeyer

Quoting Lance Hoffmeyer(lanceh@ibm.net):
> 
> I am learning to use 'addressbook'.  It is supposed to work in either
> X11 or text mode.  It works in X11 but when I try to use it from a
> command prompt I get the follownig error message:
> 
> application-specific initialization failed: no display name and no
> $DISPLAY environment variable
> can't read "tk_version": no such variable
>     while executing
> "if {$tk_version == 3.6} {
>     set oldtkversion 1
> } else {
>     set oldtkversion 0
> }"
>     (file "/usr/bin/addressbook" line 48)
> 
> what do I need to do to get addressbook working in text mode?

On the console you type:
address name

HTH

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