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From: cflatter@ZIA.AOC.NRAO.EDU (Chris Flatters)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  need help with client on UNIX, display on VMS
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Date: 26 Sep 90 03:55:35 GMT
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>I would like to run an X client on a UNIX computer and have it display
>on a VAXstation 3100 running VMS 5.3.  I get the message "Error:
>Can't open display" when I attempt to do this.  Can anyone tell me
>what is wrong?
>
>On the UNIX computer (a VAX), I type: 
>
>xtest -display lismm6
>
>xtest is the name of the client; lismm6 is the VMS VAXstation 3100.

Try:

xtest -display lismm6:0

(I wish I had a dollar for every time I've forgotten that ':0').

		Chris Flatters