Dbfetch is an acronym for 'database fetch'. Dbfetch provides an easy way to retrieve entries from various databases at the EBI in a consistent manner. It can be used from any browser as well as well as within a web-aware scripting tool that uses wget, lynx or similar."
How to use dbfetch?
- From the browser
Follow these instructions...
- Selecting a database:
-If you are using the first form to paste your search items: choose a database name from this form...more
-If you are using the second form to upload your search items: the database name will be included at the beginning of each line line of the upload file followed by a colon...more
- Entering your search terms:
These MUST BE in the appropriate database format, up to 200 search items can be queried in one run.
-If you are using the first form: seperate search items with a comma or space...more
-If you are using the second form: seperate search items with a new line...more
- Choosing an output format:
Here you can choose the simpler fasta format, or the databases' default format for the chosen database...more
- Style:
You can get your results as text, ot html...more
- Retrieve!
You are now ready to fetch your results, by pressing the Retrieve button.
cat: Bioinformatics - Selecting a database:
