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From: Jerome Henin (jhenin_at_vitae.cmm.upenn.edu)
Date: Wed Sep 20 2006 - 14:43:29 CDT

Hi,
xmgrace wants an X server. Try running the batch version gracebat instead.

Jerome

On Wednesday 20 September 2006 13:14, tnels_at_sfu.ca wrote:
> hello,
>
> I am running VMD in text mode using
>
> vmd -dispdev text -e vmd_commands.txt
>
> the tcl script that I is called in vmd_commands.txt contains an exec call
> to the xmgrace program:
>
> exec xmgrace $output_filename -hardcopy -hdevice EPS -printfile
> $output_filename.eps
>
> this line gives the error:
>
> Can't open display
> Failed initializing GUI, exiting
>
>
> I don't know why it wants to open the display.  Is there some display
> variable I need to set?
>
> This same tcl script and exec command works fine when I run it in the tk
> console of vmd in display mode.  But I need to run it in text mode for my
> batch analysis.
>
>
> THanks for your help
>
>
>
>
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