To expand on one each form is itself a file component. I am staunchly against javascript and I could accomplish the same thing essentially because each form is unique with a name=<% $m->current_comp->name %>

Code speaks a thousand words, let me show you the solution the I came up with to add closure to this problem, btw I did add a hidden form field.

<%attr>
  http_title    =>'Admin Widget'
  widget_title  =>'Change Password'
</%attr>

<div class="window">
  <div class="title">
    <% $title %>
  </div>
  <div class="body">
    <form method="post" action="<% $m->caller(0)->name %>">
      <table style="width:100%">
        <tr>
          <td style="width:50%">
            New Password:  <input type="password" name="password" size
+="30" />
          </td>
          <td>
            Confirm Password:  <input type="password" name="password_c
+onfirm" size="30" />
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td colspan="2">
            <input type="hidden" name="form" value="<% $m->current_com
+p->name %>" />
            <input type="submit" value="Change my Password" />
          </td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </form>
  </div>
</div>

<%init>
  if ( $form eq $m->current_comp->name )
  {
    if ( defined $password && defined $password_confirm )
    {
      if ( $password eq $password_confirm )
      {
        $dbh->do( qq{UPDATE users SET "password" = ? WHERE "pkid" = ? 
+}, {}, sha1_base64($password), $S->{'pkid'} );
        $title .= " || You have changed your password.", print $S->{pk
+id};
      }
      else
      {
        $title .= " || Passwords do not match.";
      }
    }
    else
    {
      $title .= " || Not enough information.";
    }
  }
</%init>

<%shared>
  use Digest::SHA1 q/sha1_base64/;
  my $title = $m->current_comp->attr('widget_title');
</%shared>

<%args>
  $S
  $password_confirm   => $m->caller_args(1)->{'password'} || undef
  $password           => $m->caller_args(1)->{'password_confirm'} || u
+ndef
  $form               => $m->caller_args(1)->{'form'} || undef
</%args>
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This is just a sample, and I plan on writing a serious mason tutorial on alot of the concepts I employ in the frameworks I have made.

$S is the session data sent from the autohandler.

the other caller ($password_confirm, $password, $form) args come from what ever serves as the console.

<% $m->caller(0)->name %>allows me to dynamically target the component for posting (though this works with limited success)
Take notice to if ( $form eq $m->current_comp->name ) dynamic again.

I still need to fix it up but have a deadline of monday so I'll play with it later.