IF EXISTS (
	SELECT * from dbo.sysobjects
	WHERE 
		id = object_id(N'[dbo].[fn_Split]')
		AND xtype IN (N'FN', N'IF', N'TF')
	)
	DROP FUNCTION [dbo].[fn_Split]
GO


CREATE FUNCTION fn_Split (@text VARCHAR(8000), @delimiter VARCHAR(20) = ' ')

	RETURNS @Strings TABLE (
		position INT IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY
		, value VARCHAR(8000)
		)

AS BEGIN
	DECLARE @index int
	SET @index = -1

	WHILE (LEN(@text) > 0) BEGIN
		-- Find the first delimiter
		SET @index = CHARINDEX(@delimiter , @text)

		-- No delimiter left?
		-- Insert the remaining @text and break the loop
		IF (@index = 0) AND (LEN(@text) > 0) BEGIN  
			INSERT INTO @Strings VALUES (@text)
			BREAK 
		END 

		-- Found a delimiter
		-- Insert left of the delimiter and truncate the @text
		IF (@index > 1) BEGIN
			INSERT INTO @Strings VALUES (LEFT(@text, @index - 1))
			SET @text = RIGHT(@text, (LEN(@text) - @index))
		END
		-- Delimiter is 1st position = no @text to insert
		ELSE SET @text = RIGHT(@text, (LEN(@text) - @index))
	END
	RETURN
END
GO