diff --git a/web/includes/actions/filter.php b/web/includes/actions/filter.php
index 4067bdf9c..782d93885 100644
--- a/web/includes/actions/filter.php
+++ b/web/includes/actions/filter.php
@@ -19,63 +19,64 @@
 //
 
 // Event scope actions, view permissions only required
-if ( canView('Events') ) {
+if ( !canView('Events') ) {
+  Warning('You do not have permission to view Events.');
+  return;
+}
 
-  if ( isset($_REQUEST['object']) and ( $_REQUEST['object'] == 'filter' ) ) {
-    if ( $action == 'addterm' ) {
-      $_REQUEST['filter'] = addFilterTerm($_REQUEST['filter'], $_REQUEST['line']);
-    } elseif ( $action == 'delterm' ) {
-      $_REQUEST['filter'] = delFilterTerm($_REQUEST['filter'], $_REQUEST['line']);
-    } else if ( canEdit('Events') ) {
-      if ( $action == 'delete' ) {
-        if ( ! empty($_REQUEST['Id']) ) {
-          dbQuery('DELETE FROM Filters WHERE Id=?', array($_REQUEST['Id']));
-        }
-      } else if ( ( $action == 'Save' ) or ( $action == 'SaveAs' ) or ( $action == 'execute' ) ) {
-       # or ( $action == 'submit' ) ) {
+if ( isset($_REQUEST['object']) and ( $_REQUEST['object'] == 'filter' ) ) {
+  if ( $action == 'addterm' ) {
+    $_REQUEST['filter'] = addFilterTerm($_REQUEST['filter'], $_REQUEST['line']);
+  } elseif ( $action == 'delterm' ) {
+    $_REQUEST['filter'] = delFilterTerm($_REQUEST['filter'], $_REQUEST['line']);
+  } else if ( canEdit('Events') ) {
+    if ( $action == 'delete' ) {
+      if ( !empty($_REQUEST['Id']) ) {
+        dbQuery('DELETE FROM Filters WHERE Id=?', array($_REQUEST['Id']));
+      }
+    } else if ( ( $action == 'Save' ) or ( $action == 'SaveAs' ) or ( $action == 'execute' ) ) {
 
-        $sql = '';
-        $_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['sort_field'] = validStr($_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['sort_field']);
-        $_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['sort_asc'] = validStr($_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['sort_asc']);
-        $_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['limit'] = validInt($_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['limit']);
-        if ( $action == 'execute' ) {
-          $tempFilterName = '_TempFilter'.time();
-          $sql .= ' Name = \''.$tempFilterName.'\'';
-        } else {
-          $sql .= ' Name = '.dbEscape($_REQUEST['filter']['Name']);
-        }
-        $sql .= ', Query = '.dbEscape(jsonEncode($_REQUEST['filter']['Query']));
-        $sql .= ', AutoArchive = '.(!empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoArchive']) ? 1 : 0);
-        $sql .= ', AutoVideo = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoVideo']) ? 1 : 0);
-        $sql .= ', AutoUpload = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoUpload']) ? 1 : 0);
-        $sql .= ', AutoEmail = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoEmail']) ? 1 : 0);
-        $sql .= ', AutoMessage = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoMessage']) ? 1 : 0);
-        $sql .= ', AutoExecute = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoExecute']) ? 1 : 0);
-        $sql .= ', AutoExecuteCmd = '.dbEscape($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoExecuteCmd']);
-        $sql .= ', AutoDelete = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoDelete']) ? 1 : 0);
-        if ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoMove']) ? 1 : 0) {
-          $sql .= ', AutoMove = 1, AutoMoveTo='. validInt($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoMoveTo']);
-        } else {
-          $sql .= ', AutoMove = 0'; 
-        }
-        $sql .= ', UpdateDiskSpace = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['UpdateDiskSpace']) ? 1 : 0);
-        $sql .= ', Background = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['Background']) ? 1 : 0);
-        $sql .= ', Concurrent  = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['Concurrent']) ? 1 : 0);
+      $sql = '';
+      $_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['sort_field'] = validStr($_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['sort_field']);
+      $_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['sort_asc'] = validStr($_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['sort_asc']);
+      $_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['limit'] = validInt($_REQUEST['filter']['Query']['limit']);
+      if ( $action == 'execute' ) {
+        $tempFilterName = '_TempFilter'.time();
+        $sql .= ' Name = \''.$tempFilterName.'\'';
+      } else {
+        $sql .= ' Name = '.dbEscape($_REQUEST['filter']['Name']);
+      }
+      $sql .= ', Query = '.dbEscape(jsonEncode($_REQUEST['filter']['Query']));
+      $sql .= ', AutoArchive = '.(!empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoArchive']) ? 1 : 0);
+      $sql .= ', AutoVideo = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoVideo']) ? 1 : 0);
+      $sql .= ', AutoUpload = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoUpload']) ? 1 : 0);
+      $sql .= ', AutoEmail = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoEmail']) ? 1 : 0);
+      $sql .= ', AutoMessage = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoMessage']) ? 1 : 0);
+      $sql .= ', AutoExecute = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoExecute']) ? 1 : 0);
+      $sql .= ', AutoExecuteCmd = '.dbEscape($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoExecuteCmd']);
+      $sql .= ', AutoDelete = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoDelete']) ? 1 : 0);
+      if ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoMove']) ? 1 : 0) {
+        $sql .= ', AutoMove = 1, AutoMoveTo='. validInt($_REQUEST['filter']['AutoMoveTo']);
+      } else {
+        $sql .= ', AutoMove = 0'; 
+      }
+      $sql .= ', UpdateDiskSpace = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['UpdateDiskSpace']) ? 1 : 0);
+      $sql .= ', Background = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['Background']) ? 1 : 0);
+      $sql .= ', Concurrent = '. ( !empty($_REQUEST['filter']['Concurrent']) ? 1 : 0);
 
-        if ( $_REQUEST['Id'] and ( $action == 'Save' ) ) {
-          dbQuery('UPDATE Filters SET ' . $sql. ' WHERE Id=?', array($_REQUEST['Id']));
-        } else {
-          dbQuery('INSERT INTO Filters SET' . $sql);
-          $_REQUEST['Id'] = dbInsertId();
-        }
-        if ( $action == 'execute' ) {
-          executeFilter( $tempFilterName );
-        }
+      if ( $_REQUEST['Id'] and ( $action == 'Save' ) ) {
+        dbQuery('UPDATE Filters SET '.$sql.' WHERE Id=?', array($_REQUEST['Id']));
+      } else {
+        dbQuery('INSERT INTO Filters SET'.$sql);
+        $_REQUEST['Id'] = dbInsertId();
+      }
+      if ( $action == 'execute' ) {
+        executeFilter($_REQUEST['Id']);
+        $view = 'events';
+      }
 
-      } // end if save or execute
-    } // end if canEdit(Events)
-    return;
-  } // end if object == filter
-} // end canView(Events)
+    } // end if save or execute
+  } // end if canEdit(Events)
+} // end if object == filter
 
 ?>
diff --git a/web/includes/functions.php b/web/includes/functions.php
index 154a26046..77cd1ca47 100644
--- a/web/includes/functions.php
+++ b/web/includes/functions.php
@@ -958,11 +958,11 @@ Logger::Debug("generating Video $command: result($result outptu:(".implode("\n",
   return( $status?"":rtrim($result) );
 }
 
-function executeFilter( $filter ) {
-  $command = ZM_PATH_BIN."/zmfilter.pl --filter ".escapeshellarg($filter);
-  $result = exec( $command, $output, $status );
-  dbQuery( "delete from Filters where Name like '_TempFilter%'" );
-  return( $status );
+function executeFilter( $filter_id ) {
+  $command = ZM_PATH_BIN.'/zmfilter.pl --filter_id '.escapeshellarg($filter_id);
+  $result = exec($command, $output, $status);
+  dbQuery('DELETE FROM Filters WHERE Id=?', array($filter_id));
+  return $status;
 }
 
 # This takes more than one scale amount, so it runs through each and alters dimension.
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/events.php b/web/skins/classic/views/events.php
index 1ae446b9e..885924e64 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/events.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/events.php
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ $pagination = getPagination($pages, $page, $maxShortcuts, $filterQuery.$sortQuer
 $focusWindow = true;
 
 if ( $_POST ) {
-  header('Location: ' . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'].htmlspecialchars_decode($filterQuery).htmlspecialchars_decode($sortQuery).$limitQuery.'&page='.$page);
+  // I think this is basically so that a refresh doesn't repost
+  Logger::Debug("Redirecting to " . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']);
+  header('Location: ?view=' . $view.htmlspecialchars_decode($filterQuery).htmlspecialchars_decode($sortQuery).$limitQuery.'&page='.$page);
   exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/filter.php b/web/skins/classic/views/filter.php
index bbce2973d..403a9b440 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/filter.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/filter.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ if ( isset($_REQUEST['sort_field']) && isset($_REQUEST['filter']) ) {
 }
 
 if ( isset($_REQUEST['filter']) ) {
-  $filter->set( $_REQUEST['filter'] );
+  $filter->set($_REQUEST['filter']);
   # Update our filter object with whatever changes we have made before saving
 }
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ $conjunctionTypes = getFilterQueryConjunctionTypes();
 $obracketTypes = array();
 $cbracketTypes = array();
 
-if (count($filter->terms()) > 0) {
+if ( count($filter->terms()) > 0 ) {
   $terms = $filter->terms();
 } else {
   $terms[] = array();
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ if ( (null !== $filter->Concurrent()) and $filter->Concurrent() )
 ?>
         </div>
       </form>
-      <form name="contentForm" id="contentForm" method="post" class="validateFormOnSubmit">
+      <form name="contentForm" id="contentForm" method="post" class="validateFormOnSubmit" action="?view=filter">
         <input type="hidden" name="Id" value="<?php echo $filter->Id() ?>"/>
-        <input type="hidden" name="action" value=""/>
+        <input type="hidden" name="action"/>
         <input type="hidden" name="object" value="filter"/>
 
         <hr/>
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ if ( ZM_OPT_MESSAGE ) {
             </p>
             <p><label><?php echo translate('FilterMoveEvents') ?></label>
               <input type="checkbox" name="filter[AutoMove]" value="1"<?php if ( $filter->AutoMove() ) { ?> checked="checked"<?php } ?> onclick="updateButtons(this);if(this.checked){$j(this.form.elements['filter[AutoMoveTo]']).css('display','inline');}else{this.form.elements['filter[AutoMoveTo]'].hide();};"/>
-              <?php echo htmlSelect( "filter[AutoMoveTo]", $storageareas, $filter->AutoMoveTo(), $filter->AutoMove() ? null : array('style'=>'display:none;' ) ); ?>
+              <?php echo htmlSelect('filter[AutoMoveTo]', $storageareas, $filter->AutoMoveTo(), $filter->AutoMove() ? null : array('style'=>'display:none;' )); ?>
             </p>
             <p>
               <label for="background"><?php echo translate('BackgroundFilter') ?></label>
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ if ( ZM_OPT_MESSAGE ) {
         <hr/>
         <div id="contentButtons">
           <button type="submit" data-on-click-this="submitToEvents"><?php echo translate('ListMatches') ?></button>
-          <button type="submit" name="executeButton" id="executeButton" data-on-click-this="executeFilter"><?php echo translate('Execute') ?></button>
+          <button type="button" name="executeButton" id="executeButton" data-on-click-this="executeFilter"><?php echo translate('Execute') ?></button>
 <?php 
 if ( canEdit('Events') ) {
 ?>
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/filter.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/filter.js
index 2a211681d..f6f5b43e8 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/filter.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/filter.js
@@ -7,20 +7,21 @@ function validateForm( form ) {
       obrCount += parseInt(form.elements['filter[Query][terms][' + i + '][obr]'].value);
       cbrCount += parseInt(form.elements['filter[Query][terms][' + i + '][cbr]'].value);
     }
-    if (form.elements['filter[Query][terms][' + i + '][val]'].value == '') {
-      alert( errorValue );
+    if ( form.elements['filter[Query][terms][' + i + '][val]'].value == '' ) {
+      alert(errorValue);
       return false;
     }
   }
-  if (obrCount - cbrCount != 0) {
-    alert( errorBrackets );
+  if ( (obrCount - cbrCount) != 0 ) {
+    alert(errorBrackets);
     return false;
   }
   var numbers_reg = /\D/;
-  if ( numbers_reg.test( form.elements['filter[Query][limit]'].value ) ) {
-    alert( "There appear to be non-numeric characters in your limit. Limit must be a positive integer value or empty." );
+  if ( numbers_reg.test(form.elements['filter[Query][limit]'].value) ) {
+    alert("There appear to be non-numeric characters in your limit. Limit must be a positive integer value or empty.");
     return false;
   }
+  console.log("Success validating");
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -82,9 +83,10 @@ function submitToEvents( element ) {
 
 function executeFilter( element ) {
   var form = element.form;
-  form.action = thisUrl + '?view=events';
+  form.action = thisUrl + '?view=filter';
   form.elements['action'].value = 'execute';
-  history.replaceState(null, null, '?view=filter&' + $j(form).serialize());
+  form.submit();
+  //history.replaceState(null, null, '?view=filter&' + $j(form).serialize());
 }
 
 function saveFilter( element ) {
@@ -228,12 +230,12 @@ function stringFilter(term) {
 
 function addTerm( element ) {
   var row = $j(element).closest('tr');
-  row.find('select').chosen("destroy");
+  row.find('select').chosen('destroy');
   var newRow = row.clone().insertAfter(row);
-  row.find('select').chosen({width: "101%"});
+  row.find('select').chosen({width: '101%'});
   newRow.find('select').each( function() { //reset new row to default
     this[0].selected = 'selected';
-  }).chosen({width: "101%"});
+  }).chosen({width: '101%'});
   newRow.find('input[type="text"]').val('');
   var rows = $j(row).parent().children();
   parseRows(rows);
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/js/zone.js b/web/skins/classic/views/js/zone.js
index b8e486199..cb9a83386 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/js/zone.js
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/js/zone.js
@@ -725,11 +725,13 @@ function Polygon_calcArea( coords ) {
   var n_coords = coords.length;
   var float_area = 0.0;
 
-  for ( i = 0, j = n_coords-1; i < n_coords; j = i++ ) {
-    var trap_area = ( ( coords[i].x - coords[j].x ) * ( coords[i].y + coords[j].y ) ) / 2;
+  for ( i = 0; i < n_coords-1; i++ ) {
+    var trap_area = (coords[i].x*coords[i+1].y - coords[i+1].x*coords[i].y) / 2;
     float_area += trap_area;
     //printf( "%.2f (%.2f)\n", float_area, trap_area );
   }
+  float_area += (coords[n_coords-1].x*coords[0].y - coords[0].x*coords[n_coords-1].y) / 2;
+
   return Math.round( Math.abs( float_area ) );
 }