get logic from following query,
Declare @emp1 table(ecode varchar(100))
declare @empcode varchar(100)
insert into @emp1
select 'eoo1'
union
select 'eoo1'
union
select 'eoo2'
union
select 'eoo3'
select top 1 @empcode = 'eoo'+ CAST(SUBSTRING(ecode,4,LEN(ecode))+1 as varchar(100)) from @emp1 order by ecode desc
select @empcode