Get a list of dates between two dates using a function

Question

My question is similar to this MySQL question, but intended for SQL Server:

Is there a function or a query that will return a list of days between two dates? For exa

Answer 1

this few lines are the simple answer for this question in sql server.

WITH mycte AS
(
  SELECT CAST('2011-01-01' AS DATETIME) DateValue
  UNION ALL
  SELECT  DateValue + 1
  FROM    mycte   
  WHERE   DateValue + 1 < '2021-12-31'
)

SELECT  DateValue
FROM    mycte
OPTION (MAXRECURSION 0)