Format Mask Property

I have a field cat_no. varchar2 (9) now I want the values should be save in this field such as 11-23-765, 23-45-876 etc. I use Format mask property of this field as
FM99"-"99"-"999, but It can not save with dash (-) such as 11-23-344, it save as 1123344, but I want it should be save in the database as 11-23-344.
So kindly send me the solution of this problem.
Best regards,
Shahzad

I use Format mask property of this field as FM99"-"99"-"999, but It can not save > with dash (-) FM99-99-999 is not a valid Format Mask because of that you cann't save it.
I'm not sure that you can use Format Mask Property for that purpose.
Write a function which returns formated sting instead of using Format Mask Property.
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