Select dynamic string has a different value when referenced in Where clause

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Published on 2010-06-17T14:39:14Z Indexed on 2010/06/17 15:23 UTC
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I dynamically select a string built using another string. So, if string1='David Banner', then MyDynamicString should be 'DBanne'

Select 
...
, Left(
    left((select top 1 strval from dbo.SPLIT(string1,' ')) //first word
    ,1) //first character
    + (select top 1 strval from dbo.SPLIT(string1,' ') 
        //second word
        where strval not in (select top 1 strval from dbo.SPLIT(string1,' '))) 
,6) //1st character of 1st word, followed by up to 5 characters of second word
[MyDynamicString]
,...
From table1 Join table2 on table1pkey=table2fkey
Where MyDynamicString <> table2.someotherfield

I know table2.someotherfield is not equal to the dynamic string. However, when I replace MyDynamicString in the Where clause with the full left(left(etc.. function, it works as expected.

Can I not reference this string later in the query? Do I have to build it using the left(left(etc.. function each time in the where clause?

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