Question : split the comma seperated string in mysql

i am passing country names to the procedure as  comma seperated values.
 
 i want to split and hold  the input value for further logic.
 
 how to do?

Answer : split the comma seperated string in mysql

Check the user comments at the end of document... you will see lots of split functions..

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/string-functions.html