You should store only digits in the table and format phone number for edit or dispaly. .
>If my customer has typed phone number with and without the "-"
>as below
>
>221-4997
>222-3991
>222 3944
>223-6675
>222 3671
>
>How can I filter all 222-3, by I ignoring the "-"
>as all the numbers of the table had not the "-"
>using set filter
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