How can I generate a temporary table filled with dates in SQL Server 2000?

Question

I need to make a temporary table that holds of range of dates, as well as a couple of columns that hold placeholder values (0) for future use. The dates I need are the firs

Answer 1

Create a table variable containing a date for each month in a year:

declare @months table (reportMonth date, PRIMARY KEY (reportMonth));
declare @start date = '2018', @month int = 0; -- base 0 month
while (@offset < 12)
begin
    insert into @reportMonths select dateAdd(month, @offset, @start);
    select @offset = @offset + 1; 
end