[T-SQL] Script for Split Function

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.Split(@String varchar(8000), @Delimiter char(1))
returns @temptable TABLE (items varchar(8000))
as
begin
declare @idx int
declare @slice varchar(8000)

select @idx = 1
if len(@String)<1 or @String is null 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
--how to use
select top 10 * from dbo.split('Karachi , Lahore , Isb',',')