How can I select from list of values in SQL Server

Question

I have very simple problem that I can\'t solve. I need to do something like this:

select distinct * from (1, 1, 1, 2, 5, 1, 6).

Anybody can

Answer 1

Available only on SQL Server 2008 and over is row-constructor in this form:
You could use

SELECT DISTINCT * FROM (VALUES (1), (1), (1), (2), (5), (1), (6)) AS X(a)

Many wrote about, among them:

• [MS official] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/queries/table-value-constructor-transact-sql
• http://www.sql-server-helper.com/sql-server-2008/row-value-constructor-as-derived-table.aspx