Behind section "Miscellaneous Variables" make a new section :
#################################################################
#                  Translation Table                   #
#################################################################

# $Translation reminds me of the contents of this field. 
# It will be shown as Uebersetzung in all German documents.

##########
# Services:
$Translation = 'Uebersetzung';    
$and = 'und';
$English = 'Englisch';
$Chinese = 'Chinesisch';


Modify section "output_html_query_form Subroutine"
#################################################################
#                output_html_query_form Subroutine              #
#################################################################

# The general idea is to have the query form display everything in the mother
tongue 
# of the searching person, but to perform the actual search on the field
contents.
# "name" still refers to "Database Definition Variables". 
# "value" is the actual content of the field in my data files
# Everything behind the $ signs refers to my translation table.
# For the following example, a German would see a selection field
# with Uebersetzung / Englisch / Englisch und Chinesisch

<select name="Service" size="1">
        <option value></option>
        <option value="Translations"> $Translations </option>
        <option value="English"> $English </option>
        <option value="English Chinese"> $English $and $Chinese </option>
</select>

in section "search_results_body Subroutine", after "@fields = split (/\|/,
$row);", put this:
#################################################################
#                  Translation      #
#################################################################

# This section does the actual translation work for showing search results to
the visitor

##########
# In my setup file, "Database Definition Variables" lists Service as field
number two. 
# So, for this example, people looking for a Translator, will acually search
field number two.
# I dont substitute globally, since there are a lot of fields (like names,
ZIP-codes etc.), that don't 
# need to be changed.
# Make this for every field you want to translate.

if ($fields[2]) {
      $fields[2] =~ s/Translations/$Translations/g;
      $fields[2] =~ s/English/$English/g;
      $fields[2] =~ s/Chinese/$Chinese/g;