also bei mir klappts mti drunter schreiben:
<HTML>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form name="test" action="test.htm">
<input type="text" name="text1" value="abc">
<input type="submit">
</form>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
document.writeln(document.test.text1.value);
</script>
</body>
</HTML>