I think you should be able to do this through the use of instead of triggers. One for each view, and it would populate the value of :new.device_type before the insert into the base table.
Sorry, no code, just an idea, but I think it will work. -Mark On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 20:23, Vergara, Michael (TEM) wrote: > This is something I'm not sure can be done. Can somebody help > me out? > > I have a single table with a DEVICE_TYPE field, and four views - > one for each valid device type. DEVICE_TYPE is a NOT NULL field. > The views are defined like > create view mytype_vw as > select col1, col2, col3 > from table > where device_type = 'MYTYPE'; > > DEVICE_TYPE is not displayed, it is inferred from the view. > If I want to insert a row through the view, how can I populate > the DEVICE_TYPE field? > > TIA, > Mike > > --- > =========================================================================== > Michael P. Vergara > Oracle DBA > Guidant Corporation > -- -- Mark J. Bobak Oracle DBA [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well." -- Rene Descartes -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Mark J. Bobak INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).