sub search
{
  # Load the flatfile into a data structure.
  open(DB, $datafile); 
  {local $/; $_ = <DB>}
  close(DB);
  # Start printing template
  print $templatehead;
  # Get ready for interetting datafile
  $recnum = 0;
  RECORD: while (m/\G(.*?(?<!\\)(\\\\)*)\Q$dataseperator\E/gs) 
  {
    # Get the next field and unescape it.
    $data = $1;
    $data =~ m/^\n?(.*?)\n?\\?$/s; 
    $data = $1;
    $data =~ s@\\\\@\\@;
    push @data, $1;
    if ($#data >= $#database)
    {
      # Get what we are searching for.... the reason we are here.
      $search = &getparam("search"); #gets a CGI::param()
      foreach $field (@data)
      {
        if(-1 != index($field,$search))
        {
          &printfield(@data);
          @data = ();
          $recnum++;
          next RECORD;
        }
      }
    }
  }
  print $templatetail;
  exit();
}