Entering parameter
values/ranges in the upper part of the Query Page, checking the appropriate
Use boxes. All used values/ranges are combined with logical
AND. New: Clicking in an input box auto-selects
the appropriate Use check-box
In any case, check Show boxes of all parameters to be returned by
the query.
String parameters
For string (text) parameters (ID, ID_*) one can use
wildcards:'%' or '*' for any sequence
of characters, '_' or '?' for any single character. Any search
string entered in Remarks input box is automatically embedded
in '%%' unless it contains user-supplied wildcard(s).
Parameter ranges
A range of a numerical parameter may be specified by entering minimum and
maximum value. If only one value is given, it serves as lower or
upper limit. See below for special rules for RA/Decl.
Coordinates ranges
For RA/Decl coordinates the range may be specified in three
ways:
Normal min/max range values
A circle around the point
specified by left values. The circle radius in arc seconds
should be given in one (and only one) right value by
prefixing it with letter 'r':
RA
Dec
A rectangle centered on the point
specified by left values. Both right values should be given
prefixed with 'r' with the meaning of the rectangle half width/height in
arc seconds:
RA
Dec