SQL Select 'n' records without a Table

Question

Is there a way of selecting a specific number of rows without creating a table. e.g. if i use the following:

SELECT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
         


        

Answer 1

If you have a fixed number of rows, you can try:

SELECT 1
UNION
SELECT 2
UNION
SELECT 3
UNION
SELECT 4
UNION
SELECT 5
UNION
SELECT 6
UNION
SELECT 7
UNION
SELECT 8
UNION
SELECT 9
UNION
SELECT 10