sorry for bringing this thread back to the daylight

but right now i'm in the same situation as the OP.
i need a solution for fetching the phonenumber of a contact from the cli.
something like: db_get -n name -o options
where "name" is the nickname (or complete name) of the contact and options could be "phone1" "phone2" (and so on) "email1" "address1" or something.

so... any news on this topic?