Forum OpenACS Q&A: Using ad_form variables elsewhere in the template

I would like to use the results of the query that populates the form elsewhere in the page but haven't been able to figure out how to do that.

specifically I would like something like the following:
.tcl
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ad_form -name contact_info -form {
  {contact_id:key}
  {first_names:text}
...
} -select_query {
  select first_names
    from contacts
  where contact_id = :contact_id
}
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.adp
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<h2>Edit Contact: @first_names@</h2>
<formtemplate id="contact_info"></formtemplate>

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Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Carl