[eluser]SitesByJoe[/eluser]
Here's what you need to do:
Create a variable, named "$fields" (or something like that) and then create a conditional check that either dumps your database->get() into the $fields variable, or your validation object into the $fields variable.
That way you can use the same variables in your form view.
Hopefully that makes sense. I'm just finally figuring the validation/dynamic data in forms myself.