Here's one that may help:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Password Check</TITLE>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT TYPE="TEXT/JAVASCRIPT">
<!-- Hide script from older browsers
function validForm(passForm) {
if (passForm.passwd1.value == ""

{
alert("You must enter a password"

passForm.passwd1.focus()
return false
}
if (passForm.passwd1.value != passForm.passwd2.value) {
alert("Entered passwords did not match"

passForm.passwd1.focus()
passForm.passwd1.select()
return false
}
return true
}
// End hiding script -->
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR=WHITE>
<FORM onSubmit="return validForm(this)" ACTION="someAction.cgi">
Your name: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT SIZE=30>
<P>Choose a password: <INPUT TYPE=PASSWORD NAME="passwd1">
<P>Verify password: <INPUT TYPE=PASSWORD NAME="passwd2">
<P><INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Submit"> <INPUT TYPE=RESET>
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
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