How can I do a multi-row insert based on a value in a field on my form?

Question

My Form contains these fields (for the purpose of inserting rows into my 'Ports' table)
..Number_of_Ports
..Device_Name
..Router_Name
..Router_Slot_Number
..Router_Port_Number
..Vlan_Number
Based on the value entered for 'Number_of_Ports'
I would like to insert 'X' number of rows into my 'Ports' Table
with the values which are contained in:
..Device_Name
..Router_Name
..Router_Slot_Number
..Router_Port_Number
..Vlan_Number
Can someone help me with this,
Or should I post this on another forum?
Thanks in advance- Gary

Answer 1

Gary,
You can accomplish this with a PL/SQL process using a FOR LOOP. For the following example, I am going to use fields that would have been generated for Page 1 of an application:
Begin
FOR i IN 1..:P1_NUMBER_OF_PORTS LOOP
INSERT INTO tablename(port_number, device_name, router_name, router_slot_number_vlan_number)
VALUES(i, :P1_DEVICE_NAME, :P1_ROUTER_NAME, :P1_ROUTER_SLOT_NUMBER, :P1_ROUTER_PORT_NUMBER, :P1_VLAN_NUMBER);
End Loop;
End;
Hope this helps.
Mike