Create Multiple Developer logins with htmldb_util.create_user

Question

Need some help in creating about 100 user ID's..
Using the htmldb_util.create_user process to do it and I keep getting an error about requiring ADMIN privs..
Code looks like -
DECLARE
V_USER_ID varchar2(30);
CURSOR names IS
select upper(contact_last_name) || upper(substr(contact_first_name, 1, 1)) as USER_ID
from contact
where contact_first_name is not null;
BEGIN
OPEN names;
LOOP
wwv_flow_api.set_credentials(p_company => 'default',
p_username => 'RNASSER',
p_password => 'XXX');
FETCH names into V_USER_ID;
htmldb_util.create_user(p_user_name => V_USER_ID,
p_web_password => 'XXX',
p_web_password_format => 'HEX_ENCODED_DIGEST');
EXIT WHEN names%NOTFOUND;
END LOOP;
CLOSE names;
END;
Can anyone fill me in on what I am missing here? The admin error happens at the call to the create_user, and I am an ADMIN for the application.
Thanks
Rob

Answer 1

Sorry, in addition to my above statement:
Here's my main conflict. From the HTMLDB_UTIL package, it says this:
PROCEDURE create_user (
-- Description:
-- This procedure allows for programatic and bulk creation of users.
-- Example:
-- From sqlplus logged in as a schema assigned to the target workspace
-- begin
-- for i in 1..10 loop
-- htmldb_util.create_user(
-- p_user_name => 'USER_'||i,
-- p_email_address => 'user_'||i||'@myworkspace.com',
-- p_web_password => 'user_'||i) ;
-- end loop;
-- commit;
-- end;
-- /So it appears this can be called outside the APEX environment. But you cannot simply call this statement outside of APEX, or you'll first get an Unauthorized Access Error. Calling wwv_flow_api.set_credentials() before the loop above will get you past the Unauthorized Access exception, but you will hit User requires Admin privs. (Even if you use the credentials of a workspace administrator).
Hope that helps in explaining how I've arrived at this point.
(APEX 2.0, Oracle 10g)
Chris