>yes serg what i mean is temp table. thank or maybe do it on the client side. tnx
>i was actual trying to replace numeric value (ItemCost) with Character Symbol in which my client requires to hide or may it exlusively readable for them.
>
> lets say
> my ItemCostCode
>

>
>       (ABCDEFGHIJ)
>        0123456789
>

>
> ItemPrice=150.00
> or ItemCostCode=BFA.AA
> or 150.00

Sorry but I don't see how string split is related to this. Can you provide more details?