Question

I have a set of data like this:

MinNo: 2500
MaxNo: 2700
IncrementStep: 10

Between the minimum number and the maximum number a list of all possible numbers with the given step are to be listed as shown below:

2500
2510
2520
2530
2540
2550
2560
2570
2580
2590
2600
2610
2620
2630
2640
2650
2660
2670
2680
2690
2700

I’m aware that this can be achieved using a while loop. Kindly let me know if this can be done using a select query using Common Table Expressions (if needed). Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You can use a numbers table (or master..spt_values).

declare @MinNo int
declare @MaxNo int
declare @IncrementStep int

set @MinNo = 2500
set @MaxNo = 2700
set @IncrementStep = 10

select @MinNo + Number * @IncrementStep
from master..spt_values
where type = 'P' and
      number between 0 and (@MaxNo - @MinNo) / @IncrementStep

Or a recursive CTE

;with C as
(
  select @MinNo as Num
  union all 
  select Num + @IncrementStep
  from C
  where Num < @MaxNo
)      
select Num
from C