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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Resources
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Date: 29 Nov 90 13:15:22 GMT
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    > 1)  Is it possible to use X to read an X resource files without 
    >     being connected to a server?
    No.  You must be connected to the server in order for the Xlib routines
    to access the database associated with it (you can have a resource file
    unique to every server).

The question was resource *file*, not resource *property*.  There is no
requirement that you be connected to a server to manipulate resource *files*.
Notice that XrmGetFileDatabase does not take a display argument.