Variable as table name in update statement

Hi everyone,
I am trying to update a table whose name is based on bind variables in the form and is unknown until runtime. However, I haven't been able to find a way to do this. I'm currently trying the FORMS_DDL built-in, but no success here either. Has anyone ever done this?
DECLARE
matrix_temp_table VARCHAR2(50);
BEGIN
matrix_temp_table := 'TEMP_'||:mgmt_matrix_master.div_idkey||'_'||TO_CHAR(:mgmt_matrix_master.dept_idkey);
FORMS_DDL('UPDATE '||matrix_temp_table||' SET create_date = :mgmt_matrix_master.create_date');
END;

You're right, issuing the statement using the table name itself only works outside of FORMS_DDL. After trudging through the documentation it seems the best way to accomplish what I am trying to do is by using the EXEC_SQL package. But, once again, I cant get this to work either. It seems to me what I am trying to do is a fairly simple thing, but apparently not. I'm now trying to use this code, but the table still isn't being updated.
PROCEDURE update_matrix_temp_table IS
matrix_temp_table VARCHAR2(50);
update_connid EXEC_SQL.ConnType;
update_cursor EXEC_SQL.CursType;
ignore PLS_INTEGER;
BEGIN
matrix_temp_table := 'TEMP_'||:mgmt_matrix_master.div_idkey;
update_connid := EXEC_SQL.CURR_CONNECTION;
update_cursor := EXEC_SQL.OPEN_CURSOR(update_connid);
EXEC_SQL.PARSE(update_connid, update_cursor, 'UPDATE '||matrix_temp_table||' SET emp_no = '||:mgmt_matrix_master.emp_no);
ignore := EXEC_SQL.EXECUTE(update_connid, update_cursor);
EXEC_SQL.PARSE(update_connid, update_cursor, 'COMMIT');
ignore := EXEC_SQL.EXECUTE(update_connid, update_cursor);
EXEC_SQL.CLOSE_CURSOR(update_cursor);
EXCEPTION
     WHEN EXEC_SQL.PACKAGE_ERROR THEN
     IF EXEC_SQL.LAST_ERROR_CODE(update_connid) != 0 THEN
          Message('ERROR (source: ' ||TO_CHAR(EXEC_SQL.LAST_ERROR_CODE(update_connid))|| '): ' ||EXEC_SQL.LAST_ERROR_MESG(update_connid));
     END IF;
END;

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