<i><b>Originally posted by : Ramesh (ramesh_bhanu@chequemail.com)</b></i><br /><br />Is there any way to Assign the Value of TEXT Column Value Readed By READTEXT statement into a Variable inside a Stored Procedure,SO that i can do some string manipulation with that variable.<br /><br />Now i have to Read The Value to An VB Application and Do the String Manipulation There and Return Values Back to SQL SERVER<br /><br />Thanks