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

Declare @date1 date = '2016-01-01'
              ,@date2 date = '2016-03-31'
              ,@date_index date
Declare @calender table (D date)
SET @date_index = @date1
WHILE @date_index<=@date2
BEGIN
INSERT INTO @calender
SELECT @date_index

SET @date_index = dateadd(day,1,@date_index)

IF @date_index>@date2
Break
ELSE
Continue
END