Here are couple quite optimal and compatible solutions:
USE master;
declare @min as int; set @min = 1000;
declare @max as int; set @max = 1050; --null returns all
-- Up to 256 - 2 048 rows depending on SQL Server version
select isnull(@min,0)+number.number as number
FROM dbo.spt_values AS number
WHERE number."type" = 'P' --integers
and ( @max is null --return all
or isnull(@min,0)+number.number <= @max --return up to max
)
order by number
;
-- Up to 65 536 - 4 194 303 rows depending on SQL Server version
select isnull(@min,0)+value1.number+(value2.number*numberCount.numbers) as number
FROM dbo.spt_values AS value1
cross join dbo.spt_values AS value2
cross join ( --get the number of numbers (depends on version)
select sum(1) as numbers
from dbo.spt_values
where spt_values."type" = 'P' --integers
) as numberCount
WHERE value1."type" = 'P' --integers
and value2."type" = 'P' --integers
and ( @max is null --return all
or isnull(@min,0)+value1.number+(value2.number*numberCount.numbers)
<= @max --return up to max
)
order by number
;