Database Documentation:

• Description - a detailed description of the 2dFGRS database, including examples of use and descriptions of all keywords.

• Installation instructions - how to install the stand-alone version of the 2dFGRS mSQL database on a Linux machine.

• SQL tutorial - learn about the mSQL database and how to construct SQL (structured query language) queries.

• MiniSQL manual - full documentation for the Mini SQL (mSQL) database and query language.

Database Access:

• Notes and hints - important information for the effective use of the mSQL database.

• Query Database - the main interface to the database; submit an mSQL query, return an HTML table or the URL of a results file, display images and spectra for selected objects, list database parameter names.

• Match Catalogues - match another catalogue with the 2dFGRS catalogue and obtain a list of the matched 2dFGRS objects; use the returned list as input to the Find By Name interface to obtain more information on the matched objects.

• Find By Name - provide a list of 2dFGRS object names and submit a query limited to the named objects.

• Search Field - find all objects within a given search radius, and submit an mSQL query on the objects found.