I don't get it - Why does CGI::Application hate me? 
package run_mode_test;
use strict;

use base qw/CGI::Application/ ; 
use CGI qw/:standard/;

sub setup {
    my $self =shift;
    $self->start_mode('page1');
    $self->run_modes('page1' => 'page1',
                     'page2' => 'page2');
}

sub page1 {
    my $self =shift;
my $q = $self->query();
        my $output = '';
        $output .= $q->start_html(-title => 'Test Run Mode');
        $output .= 'this is page1';
        $output .= $q->start_form();
        $output .= $q->hidden(-name => 'rm', -value => 'page2');
        $output .= $q->submit();
        $output .= $q->end_form();
        $output .= $q->end_html();

        return $output;
}
sub page2 {
    my $self =shift;
my $q = $self->query();
        my $output = '';
        $output .= $q->start_html(-title => 'Test Run Mode');
        $output .= 'this is page2';
        $output .= $q->start_form();
        $output .= $q->hidden(-name => 'rm', -value => 'page1');
        $output .= $q->submit();
        $output .= $q->end_form();
        $output .= $q->end_html();

        return $output;
}

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page1 displays properly, when submitted it brings up page 2. Page2 however has the hidden rm field set to page2.

In reply to CGI::Application is ignoring me by Anonymous Monk

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