CREATE FUNCTION dbo.split ( @String VARCHAR(MAX), @Delimiter VARCHAR(MAX) ) RETURNS @temptable TABLE (items VARCHAR(MAX)) AS BEGIN DECLARE @idx INT=1 DECLARE @slice VARCHAR(MAX) IF LEN(@String) < 1 OR LEN(ISNULL(@String,'')) = 0 RETURN WHILE @idx != 0 BEGIN SET @idx = CHARINDEX(@Delimiter,@String) IF @idx != 0 SET @slice = LEFT(@String,@idx - 1) ELSE SET @slice = @String IF LEN(@slice) > 0 INSERT INTO @temptable(items) VALUES(@slice) SET @String = RIGHT (@String, LEN(@String) - @idx) IF LEN(@String) = 0 BREAK END RETURN END