// this function compares the user entered password (p) against the 
// actual password (q). The form name is 'myform', and the text object
// name where the user enters their password is 'password'.

function checkpassword() {
     var p = window.document.myform.password;
     var q = "qIqn0";
     var valid = "1";

     if( p.length != q.length ) {
          valid = 0;
     } else {
          for( var k=1 ; k<=p.length ; k++ ) {
               if( p.charAt(k) != q.charAt(k) ) {
                    valid = 0;
               }
          }
     }

     if( valid = 0 ) {
          window.error( "invalid password" );
          return false;
     }
     return true;
}