diff --git a/tailbone/forms2/core.py b/tailbone/forms2/core.py
index d429fda0..1da56d7e 100644
--- a/tailbone/forms2/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/forms2/core.py
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ class Form(object):
         context = kwargs
         context['form'] = self
         context['dform'] = dform
-        context['form_kwargs'] = {}
+        context.setdefault('form_kwargs', {})
         # TODO: deprecate / remove the latter option here
         if self.auto_disable_save or self.auto_disable:
             context['form_kwargs']['class_'] = 'autodisable'
diff --git a/tailbone/static/js/jquery.ui.tailbone.js b/tailbone/static/js/jquery.ui.tailbone.js
index e8c14294..c0b44f26 100644
--- a/tailbone/static/js/jquery.ui.tailbone.js
+++ b/tailbone/static/js/jquery.ui.tailbone.js
@@ -261,6 +261,18 @@
                 that.grid.gridcore();
                 that.element.unmask();
             });
+        },
+
+        results_count: function(as_text) {
+            var count = null;
+            var match = /showing \d+ thru \d+ of (\S+)/.exec(this.element.find('.pager .showing').text());
+            if (match) {
+                count = match[1];
+                if (!as_text) {
+                    count = parseInt(count, 10);
+                }
+            }
+            return count;
         }
 
     });
diff --git a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.batch.js b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.batch.js
index fa66f96b..2844c0b4 100644
--- a/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.batch.js
+++ b/tailbone/static/js/tailbone.batch.js
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 $(function() {
     
-    $('.grid-wrapper').gridwrapper();
-
     $('#execute-batch').click(function() {
         if (has_execution_options) {
             $('#execution-options-dialog').dialog({
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/batch/edit.mako b/tailbone/templates/batch/edit.mako
index f79ec2dd..2431b578 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/batch/edit.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/batch/edit.mako
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
   ${h.javascript_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/js/tailbone.batch.js'))}
   <script type="text/javascript">
 
-    var has_execution_options = ${'true' if master.has_execution_options(batch) else 'false'};
-
     $(function() {
 
         $('#save-refresh').click(function() {
@@ -55,13 +53,3 @@
 <div class="form-wrapper">
   ${form.render()|n}
 </div>
-
-<div id="execution-options-dialog" style="display: none;">
-
-  ${h.form(url('{}.execute'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid), name='batch-execution')}
-  % if master.has_execution_options(batch):
-      ${rendered_execution_options|n}
-  % endif
-  ${h.end_form()}
-
-</div>
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/batch/handheld/exec_options.mako b/tailbone/templates/batch/handheld/exec_options.mako
deleted file mode 100644
index af5eaf14..00000000
--- a/tailbone/templates/batch/handheld/exec_options.mako
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-${form.field_div('action', form.select('action', options=ACTION_OPTIONS), label="Action to Perform")}
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/batch/index.mako b/tailbone/templates/batch/index.mako
index 10e9a600..394d004c 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/batch/index.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/batch/index.mako
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
         $(function() {
 
             $('#execute-results-button').click(function() {
+                var count = $('.grid-wrapper').gridwrapper('results_count');
+                if (!count) {
+                    alert("There are no batch results to execute.");
+                    return;
+                }
                 var form = $('form[name="execute-results"]');
                 if (has_execution_options) {
                     $('#execution-options-dialog').dialog({
@@ -66,16 +71,11 @@ ${parent.body()}
 
 % if master.results_executable and request.has_perm('{}.execute_multiple'.format(permission_prefix)):
     <div id="execution-options-dialog" style="display: none;">
-      ${h.form(url('{}.execute_results'.format(route_prefix)), name='execute-results')}
-      ${h.csrf_token(request)}
       <br />
       <p>
         Please be advised, you are about to execute multiple batches!
       </p>
       <br />
-      % if master.has_execution_options(batch):
-          ${rendered_execution_options|n}
-      % endif
-      ${h.end_form()}
+      ${execute_form.render_deform(form_kwargs={'name': 'execute-results'}, buttons=False)|n}
     </div>
 % endif
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/batch/view.mako b/tailbone/templates/batch/view.mako
index bb526397..f71e49d0 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/batch/view.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/batch/view.mako
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <%def name="extra_javascript()">
   ${parent.extra_javascript()}
-  ${h.javascript_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/js/tailbone.batch.js'))}
+  ${h.javascript_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/js/tailbone.batch.js') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
   <script type="text/javascript">
 
     var has_execution_options = ${'true' if master.has_execution_options(batch) else 'false'};
@@ -84,13 +84,6 @@ ${rows_grid|n}
 
 % if not batch.executed:
     <div id="execution-options-dialog" style="display: none;">
-
-      ${h.form(url('{}.execute'.format(route_prefix), uuid=batch.uuid), name='batch-execution')}
-      ${h.csrf_token(request)}
-      % if master.has_execution_options(batch):
-          ${rendered_execution_options|n}
-      % endif
-      ${h.end_form()}
-
+      ${execute_form.render_deform(form_kwargs={'name': 'batch-execution'}, buttons=False)|n}
     </div>
 % endif
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako b/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako
index 9830fd72..8a9a9d7a 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/master/index.mako
@@ -43,11 +43,8 @@
         % if master.bulk_deletable and request.has_perm('{}.bulk_delete'.format(permission_prefix)):
 
         $('form[name="bulk-delete"] button').click(function() {
-            var count = 0;
-            var match = /showing \d+ thru \d+ of (\S+)/.exec($('.pager .showing').text());
-            if (match) {
-                count = match[1];
-            } else {
+            var count = $('.grid-wrapper').gridwrapper('results_count', true);
+            if (count === null) {
                 alert("There don't seem to be any results to delete!");
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
index 8ea53d91..e482e4e2 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/batch/core.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 import os
 import datetime
 import logging
+import tempfile
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
 import six
@@ -39,13 +40,16 @@ from rattail.db import model, Session as RattailSession
 from rattail.threads import Thread
 from rattail.util import load_object, prettify
 
+import colander
+import deform
+from deform import widget as dfwidget
 from pyramid import httpexceptions
 from pyramid.renderers import render_to_response
 from pyramid.response import FileResponse
-from pyramid_simpleform import Form
+from pyramid_deform import SessionFileUploadTempStore
 from webhelpers2.html import HTML, tags
 
-from tailbone import forms, grids
+from tailbone import forms2 as forms, grids
 from tailbone.db import Session
 from tailbone.views import MasterView
 from tailbone.progress import SessionProgress
@@ -133,8 +137,9 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         kwargs['handler'] = self.handler
         kwargs['execute_title'] = self.get_execute_title(batch)
         kwargs['execute_enabled'] = self.instance_executable(batch)
-        if kwargs['execute_enabled'] and self.has_execution_options(batch):
-            kwargs['rendered_execution_options'] = self.render_execution_options(batch)
+        if kwargs['execute_enabled']:
+            url = self.get_action_url('execute', batch)
+            kwargs['execute_form'] = self.make_execute_form(batch, action_url=url)
         return kwargs
 
     def allow_worksheet(self, batch):
@@ -179,22 +184,12 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         return batch.id_str
 
     def template_kwargs_index(self, **kwargs):
-        kwargs['execute_enabled'] = self.instance_executable(None)
-        if kwargs['execute_enabled'] and self.has_execution_options():
-            kwargs['rendered_execution_options'] = self.render_execution_options()
+        route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
+        if self.results_executable:
+            url = self.request.route_url('{}.execute_results'.format(route_prefix))
+            kwargs['execute_form'] = self.make_execute_form(action_url=url)
         return kwargs
 
-    def render_execution_options(self, batch=None):
-        if batch is None:
-            batch = self.model_class
-        form = self.make_execution_options_form(batch)
-        kwargs = {
-            'batch': batch,
-            'form': forms.FormRenderer(form),
-        }
-        kwargs = self.get_exec_options_kwargs(**kwargs)
-        return self.render('exec_options', kwargs)
-
     def get_exec_options_kwargs(self, **kwargs):
         return kwargs
 
@@ -422,10 +417,6 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
     def template_kwargs_edit(self, **kwargs):
         batch = kwargs['instance']
         kwargs['batch'] = batch
-        kwargs['execute_title'] = self.get_execute_title(batch)
-        kwargs['execute_enabled'] = self.instance_executable(batch)
-        if kwargs['execute_enabled'] and self.has_execution_options(batch):
-            kwargs['rendered_execution_options'] = self.render_execution_options(batch)
         return kwargs
 
     def mobile_mark_complete(self):
@@ -609,19 +600,28 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
     # TODO
     execution_options_schema = None
 
-    def make_execution_options_form(self, batch=None):
+    def make_execute_schema(self):
+        return self.execution_options_schema()
+
+    def make_execute_form(self, batch=None, **kwargs):
         """
         Return a proper Form for execution options.
         """
-        if batch is None:
-            batch = self.model_class
         defaults = {}
-        for field in self.execution_options_schema.fields:
-            key = 'batch.{}.execute_option.{}'.format(batch.batch_key, field)
-            if key in self.request.session:
-                defaults[field] = self.request.session[key]
-        return Form(self.request, schema=self.execution_options_schema,
-                    defaults=defaults or None)
+        route_prefix = self.get_route_prefix()
+
+        if self.has_execution_options(batch):
+            if batch is None:
+                batch = self.model_class
+            schema = self.make_execute_schema()
+            for field in schema:
+                key = 'batch.{}.execute_option.{}'.format(batch.batch_key, field.name)
+                if key in self.request.session:
+                    defaults[field.name] = self.request.session[key]
+        else:
+            schema = colander.Schema()
+
+        return forms.Form(schema=schema, request=self.request, defaults=defaults, **kwargs)
 
     def get_execute_title(self, batch):
         if hasattr(self.handler, 'get_execute_title'):
@@ -855,7 +855,8 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         """
         batch = self.get_instance()
         query = self.get_effective_row_data(sort=False)
-        batch.rowcount -= query.count()
+        if batch.rowcount is not None:
+            batch.rowcount -= query.count()
         query.update({'removed': True}, synchronize_session=False)
         return self.redirect(self.get_action_url('view', batch))
 
@@ -865,17 +866,14 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         displays a progress indicator page.
         """
         batch = self.get_instance()
-        if self.request.method == 'POST':
+        self.executing = True
+        form = self.make_execute_form(batch)
+        if form.validate(newstyle=True):
+            kwargs = dict(form.validated)
 
-            kwargs = {}
-            if self.has_execution_options(batch):
-                form = self.make_execution_options_form(batch)
-                assert form.validate() # TODO
-                kwargs.update(form.data)
-
-                # cache options to use as defaults next time
-                for key, value in form.data.iteritems():
-                    self.request.session['batch.{}.execute_option.{}'.format(batch.batch_key, key)] = value
+            # cache options to use as defaults next time
+            for key, value in form.validated.items():
+                self.request.session['batch.{}.execute_option.{}'.format(batch.batch_key, key)] = value
 
             key = '{}.execute'.format(self.model_class.__tablename__)
             progress = SessionProgress(self.request, key)
@@ -888,7 +886,7 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
                 'cancel_msg': "Batch execution was canceled.",
             })
 
-        self.request.session.flash("Sorry, you must POST to execute a batch.", 'error')
+        self.request.session.flash("Invalid request: {}".format(form.make_deform_form().error), 'error')
         return self.redirect(self.get_action_url('view', batch))
 
     def execute_error_message(self, error):
@@ -949,18 +947,13 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
         Starts a separate thread for the execution, and displays a progress
         indicator page.
         """
-        if self.request.method == 'POST':
+        form = self.make_execute_form()
+        if form.validate(newstyle=True):
+            kwargs = dict(form.validated)
 
-            kwargs = {}
-            if self.has_execution_options():
-                form = self.make_execution_options_form()
-                if not form.validate():
-                    raise RuntimeError("Execution options form did not validate")
-                kwargs.update(form.data)
-
-                # cache options to use as defaults next time
-                for key, value in form.data.iteritems():
-                    self.request.session['batch.{}.execute_option.{}'.format(self.model_class.batch_key, key)] = value
+            # cache options to use as defaults next time
+            for key, value in form.validated.items():
+                self.request.session['batch.{}.execute_option.{}'.format(self.model_class.batch_key, key)] = value
 
             key = '{}.execute_results'.format(self.model_class.__tablename__)
             batches = self.get_effective_data()
@@ -974,7 +967,7 @@ class BatchMasterView(MasterView):
                 'cancel_msg': "Batch execution was canceled",
             })
 
-        self.request.session.flash("Sorry, you must POST to execute batches", 'error')
+        self.request.session.flash("Invalid request: {}".format(form.make_deform_form().error), 'error')
         return self.redirect(self.get_index_url())
 
     def execute_results_thread(self, batches, user_uuid, progress=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/tailbone/views/handheld.py b/tailbone/views/handheld.py
index 13a74c54..73c2efb1 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/handheld.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/handheld.py
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ import os
 from rattail.db import model
 from rattail.util import OrderedDict
 
-import formencode as fe
+import colander
 from webhelpers2.html import tags
 
+from tailbone import forms2 as forms
 from tailbone.db import Session
 from tailbone.views.batch import FileBatchMasterView
 
@@ -44,10 +45,12 @@ ACTION_OPTIONS = OrderedDict([
 ])
 
 
-class ExecutionOptions(fe.Schema):
-    allow_extra_fields = True
-    filter_extra_fields = True
-    action = fe.validators.OneOf(ACTION_OPTIONS)
+class ExecutionOptions(colander.Schema):
+
+    action = colander.SchemaNode(
+        colander.String(),
+        validator=colander.OneOf(ACTION_OPTIONS),
+        widget=forms.widgets.PlainSelectWidget(values=ACTION_OPTIONS.items()))
 
 
 class HandheldBatchView(FileBatchMasterView):
@@ -207,6 +210,9 @@ class HandheldBatchView(FileBatchMasterView):
         return super(HandheldBatchView, self).get_execute_success_url(batch)
 
     def get_execute_results_success_url(self, result, **kwargs):
+        if result is True:
+            # no batches were actually executed
+            return self.get_index_url()
         batch = result
         return self.get_execute_success_url(batch, result, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/tailbone/views/master.py b/tailbone/views/master.py
index b7a40dd1..588976f8 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/master.py
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ class MasterView(View):
     viewing = False
     editing = False
     deleting = False
+    executing = False
     has_pk_fields = False
 
     row_attrs = {}
diff --git a/tailbone/views/vendors/catalogs.py b/tailbone/views/vendors/catalogs.py
index a09110cf..6c3ff3c1 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/vendors/catalogs.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/vendors/catalogs.py
@@ -58,23 +58,26 @@ class VendorCatalogsView(FileBatchMasterView):
     rows_bulk_deletable = True
 
     grid_columns = [
+        'id',
         'created',
         'created_by',
         'vendor',
         'effective',
         'filename',
+        'rowcount',
         'executed',
     ]
 
     form_fields = [
+        'id',
         'vendor',
         'filename',
         'effective',
         'created',
         'created_by',
+        'rowcount',
         'executed',
         'executed_by',
-        'rowcount',
     ]
 
     row_grid_columns = [