The following Tally Table will help in future posts.

The Tally table is simply a table with an ID column, that will help in reducing most loops; a personal preference of mine.

CREATE TABLE dbo.Tally (
    ID INT NOT NULL
)
GO
ALTER TABLE dbo.Tally
    ADD CONSTRAINT PK_Tally
    PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ( ID )
GO

--2048 * 8 = 16384 Results
INSERT INTO dbo.Tally
    SELECT  a.number * 2048 + b.number + 1 ID
      FROM  [master].dbo.spt_values a,
            [master].dbo.spt_values b
    WHERE   a.[type] = 'p'
      AND   b.[type] = 'p'
      AND   b.number < 2048
      AND   a.number < 8
    ORDER BY a.number, b.number
GO

If you want more results, you will need to mess with the “a.number < 8" line in the where clause. Each increase will result in an extra 2048 entries. I find that 16k+ suits my needs just fine.

RJ Hatch

RJ writes custom Windows and Web applications using the Microsoft .NET framework, and enjoys solving problems with code, often while listening to a techno soundcloud stream. He hopes to one day write an application that many businesses will use.