Save dashes in field to databse

Hi guys,

I have a field with a validation mask on it and I’d like to save the data with the hyphens/dashes. Basically a user enters a number as 12312341234 and it shows up as 123-1234-1234. Right now it saves without the dashed but I also need to store them, so the saved value should be 123-1234-1234. I know I shouldn’t but this scenario demands it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.