You have potentially two options : 1) use a dcop interface ( start "kdcop" and choose KAddressBookIface and then interface "newContact()" ) 2) and possibly a bit more dangerous, write a script to add your data to the xml file containing the address info ) CPH On Sunday 17 November 2002 13:48, Kaare Rasmussen wrote:

I need to input a phone number to a shell script.

Very simple task, but how do I do it from KDE?

The user is computer challenged, so she needs to see only the field to write the phone number and aoptionally an OK button.

Does a KDE <-> shell interface exist?

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Good day Kaare,

I need to input a phone number to a shell script.

Very simple task, but how do I do it from KDE?

Try looking at kdialog. It's in 8.1, but is not installed by default. It's not perfect, as it's a 0.2x version, but for simple tasks it works. Best regards :o) Johnny :o)