generate sql temp table of sequential dates to left outer join to

Question

i have a table of data that i want to select out via stored proc such that users can connect a MS excel front end to it and use the raw data as a source to graph.

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Answer 1

Another way to do it is with a memory table. It won't choke due to recursion limitations like some of the above solutions.

DECLARE @dates AS TABLE ([Date] date);

DECLARE @date date = {d '2010-10-01'};
DECLARE @endDate date = {d '2010-11-01'};

while (@date < @endDate)
BEGIN
    INSERT INTO @dates VALUES (@date);
    SET @date = dateadd(DAY, 1, @date)
END
SELECT * FROM @dates;

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