$(document).ready(function() {
  $('#signup').validate({
   rules: 
   {
     emailAddress: {
        required: true,
        email: true
     },
     pwd: {
        required: true,
        rangelength:[6,8]
     },
     
   
   }, //end rules
   messages: {
      emailAddress: {
         required: "Please supply an e-mail address.",
         email: "This is not a valid email address."
       },
      pwd: {
        required: 'Please type a password',
        rangelength: 'Password must be between 6 and 8 characters long.'
      },
      c_pwd: {
        equalTo: 'The two passwords do not match.'
      }
   },
 

  }); // end validate 
  
  
   $('#login').validate({
   rules: {
     username: {
        required: true
      },
     pwd: {
        required: true,
        rangelength:[6,8]
     },
   }, //end rules
   messages: {
      username: {
         required: "*",
         email: "*"
       },
      pwd: {
        required: '*',
        rangelength: '*'
      },
   
   },
 

  }); // end login
}); // end ready()