sending values before they are calculated !!

Hi

I would ideally like to place a button on top of a page, that when clicked, sends some values to the next page but the values are calculated further down the page and have not yet calculated yet.

Or do I HAVE TO place graphics, that have values associated with them, from top to down as values get assigned to them.

<td  align="center" ><a  href="icart.php?action=add_item&id=<?php echo $row["part_number"]; ?>&qty=1""><img class="pdf" src="../images/orders/addtocartoff2.gif" alt="add item"  id="Image1" onMouseOver="MM_swapImage('Image1','','../images/addtocarton2.gif',1)" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore()"></a></td>
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$result = mysql_query("   SELECT * FROM total_price
					 WHERE part_number = '$ipn'     ") or die(mysql_error());  
					$row = mysql_fetch_array($result);
					//echo "selected from price1";//debug1
					echo "<br>";

Code (markup):

Thanks for taking the time to look at the problem.

 

Surely, some one must know what I am talking about!!!

 

Are you referring to a page-wide form where the submit button is at the top of the page, and the fields are at the bottom?