Matt, this is not a direct answer to your question, more a tip on how you design your database: You should avoid storing the same information twice. You only risk inconsistencies. In your case I suggest you compute the textual ID from the primary key value using the PHP sprintf function whenever you need it, e.g sprintf ( "CR %03d", $primaryKey ). sprintf is the function to use for the type of number to text conversion you are looking for.
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