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

;WITH nums AS
    (SELECT 1 AS value
    UNION ALL
    SELECT value + 1 AS value
    FROM nums
    WHERE nums.value <= 99)
SELECT *
FROM nums