And just for the fun of it, I just did a successful test with 120,000 values.

Here is a quick demo using 1,200 values...

SELECT 
tvc.int_val
FROM
( VALUES 
(1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7),(8),(9),(10),(11),(12),
(13),(14),(15),(16),(17),(18),(19),(20),(21),(22),(23),(24),
(25),(26),(27),(28),(29),(30),(31),(32),(33),(34),(35),(36),
(37),(38),(39),(40),(41),(42),(43),(44),(45),(46),(47),(48),
(49),(50),(51),(52),(53),(54),(55),(56),(57),(58),(59),(60),
(61),(62),(63),(64),(65),(66),(67),(68),(69),(70),(71),(72),
(73),(74),(75),(76),(77),(78),(79),(80),(81),(82),(83),(84),
(85),(86),(87),(88),(89),(90),(91),(92),(93),(94),(95),(96),
(97),(98),(99),(100),(101),(102),(103),(104),(105),(106),(107),(108),
(109),(110),(111),(112),(113),(114),(115),(116),(117),(118),(119),(120),
(121),(122),(123),(124),(125),(126),(127),(128),(129),(130),(131),(132),
(133),(134),(135),(136),(137),(138),(139),(140),(141),(142),(143),(144),
(145),(146),(147),(148),(149),(150),(151),(152),(153),(154),(155),(156),
(157),(158),(159),(160),(161),(162),(163),(164),(165),(166),(167),(168),
(169),(170),(171),(172),(173),(174),(175),(176),(177),(178),(179),(180),
(181),(182),(183),(184),(185),(186),(187),(188),(189),(190),(191),(192),
(193),(194),(195),(196),(197),(198),(199),(200),(201),(202),(203),(204),
(205),(206),(207),(208),(209),(210),(211),(212),(213),(214),(215),(216),
(217),(218),(219),(220),(221),(222),(223),(224),(225),(226),(227),(228),
(229),(230),(231),(232),(233),(234),(235),(236),(237),(238),(239),(240),
(241),(242),(243),(244),(245),(246),(247),(248),(249),(250),(251),(252),
(253),(254),(255),(256),(257),(258),(259),(260),(261),(262),(263),(264),
(265),(266),(267),(268),(269),(270),(271),(272),(273),(274),(275),(276),
(277),(278),(279),(280),(281),(282),(283),(284),(285),(286),(287),(288),
(289),(290),(291),(292),(293),(294),(295),(296),(297),(298),(299),(300),
(301),(302),(303),(304),(305),(306),(307),(308),(309),(310),(311),(312),
(313),(314),(315),(316),(317),(318),(319),(320),(321),(322),(323),(324),
(325),(326),(327),(328),(329),(330),(331),(332),(333),(334),(335),(336),
(337),(338),(339),(340),(341),(342),(343),(344),(345),(346),(347),(348),
(349),(350),(351),(352),(353),(354),(355),(356),(357),(358),(359),(360),
(361),(362),(363),(364),(365),(366),(367),(368),(369),(370),(371),(372),
(373),(374),(375),(376),(377),(378),(379),(380),(381),(382),(383),(384),
(385),(386),(387),(388),(389),(390),(391),(392),(393),(394),(395),(396),
(397),(398),(399),(400),(401),(402),(403),(404),(405),(406),(407),(408),
(409),(410),(411),(412),(413),(414),(415),(416),(417),(418),(419),(420),
(421),(422),(423),(424),(425),(426),(427),(428),(429),(430),(431),(432),
(433),(434),(435),(436),(437),(438),(439),(440),(441),(442),(443),(444),
(445),(446),(447),(448),(449),(450),(451),(452),(453),(454),(455),(456),
(457),(458),(459),(460),(461),(462),(463),(464),(465),(466),(467),(468),
(469),(470),(471),(472),(473),(474),(475),(476),(477),(478),(479),(480),
(481),(482),(483),(484),(485),(486),(487),(488),(489),(490),(491),(492),
(493),(494),(495),(496),(497),(498),(499),(500),(501),(502),(503),(504),
(505),(506),(507),(508),(509),(510),(511),(512),(513),(514),(515),(516),
(517),(518),(519),(520),(521),(522),(523),(524),(525),(526),(527),(528),
(529),(530),(531),(532),(533),(534),(535),(536),(537),(538),(539),(540),
(541),(542),(543),(544),(545),(546),(547),(548),(549),(550),(551),(552),
(553),(554),(555),(556),(557),(558),(559),(560),(561),(562),(563),(564),
(565),(566),(567),(568),(569),(570),(571),(572),(573),(574),(575),(576),
(577),(578),(579),(580),(581),(582),(583),(584),(585),(586),(587),(588),
(589),(590),(591),(592),(593),(594),(595),(596),(597),(598),(599),(600),
(601),(602),(603),(604),(605),(606),(607),(608),(609),(610),(611),(612),
(613),(614),(615),(616),(617),(618),(619),(620),(621),(622),(623),(624),
(625),(626),(627),(628),(629),(630),(631),(632),(633),(634),(635),(636),
(637),(638),(639),(640),(641),(642),(643),(644),(645),(646),(647),(648),
(649),(650),(651),(652),(653),(654),(655),(656),(657),(658),(659),(660),
(661),(662),(663),(664),(665),(666),(667),(668),(669),(670),(671),(672),
(673),(674),(675),(676),(677),(678),(679),(680),(681),(682),(683),(684),
(685),(686),(687),(688),(689),(690),(691),(692),(693),(694),(695),(696),
(697),(698),(699),(700),(701),(702),(703),(704),(705),(706),(707),(708),
(709),(710),(711),(712),(713),(714),(715),(716),(717),(718),(719),(720),
(721),(722),(723),(724),(725),(726),(727),(728),(729),(730),(731),(732),
(733),(734),(735),(736),(737),(738),(739),(740),(741),(742),(743),(744),
(745),(746),(747),(748),(749),(750),(751),(752),(753),(754),(755),(756),
(757),(758),(759),(760),(761),(762),(763),(764),(765),(766),(767),(768),
(769),(770),(771),(772),(773),(774),(775),(776),(777),(778),(779),(780),
(781),(782),(783),(784),(785),(786),(787),(788),(789),(790),(791),(792),
(793),(794),(795),(796),(797),(798),(799),(800),(801),(802),(803),(804),
(805),(806),(807),(808),(809),(810),(811),(812),(813),(814),(815),(816),
(817),(818),(819),(820),(821),(822),(823),(824),(825),(826),(827),(828),
(829),(830),(831),(832),(833),(834),(835),(836),(837),(838),(839),(840),
(841),(842),(843),(844),(845),(846),(847),(848),(849),(850),(851),(852),
(853),(854),(855),(856),(857),(858),(859),(860),(861),(862),(863),(864),
(865),(866),(867),(868),(869),(870),(871),(872),(873),(874),(875),(876),
(877),(878),(879),(880),(881),(882),(883),(884),(885),(886),(887),(888),
(889),(890),(891),(892),(893),(894),(895),(896),(897),(898),(899),(900),
(901),(902),(903),(904),(905),(906),(907),(908),(909),(910),(911),(912),
(913),(914),(915),(916),(917),(918),(919),(920),(921),(922),(923),(924),
(925),(926),(927),(928),(929),(930),(931),(932),(933),(934),(935),(936),
(937),(938),(939),(940),(941),(942),(943),(944),(945),(946),(947),(948),
(949),(950),(951),(952),(953),(954),(955),(956),(957),(958),(959),(960),
(961),(962),(963),(964),(965),(966),(967),(968),(969),(970),(971),(972),
(973),(974),(975),(976),(977),(978),(979),(980),(981),(982),(983),(984),
(985),(986),(987),(988),(989),(990),(991),(992),(993),(994),(995),(996),
(997),(998),(999),(1000),(1001),(1002),(1003),(1004),(1005),(1006),(1007),(1008),
(1009),(1010),(1011),(1012),(1013),(1014),(1015),(1016),(1017),(1018),(1019),(1020),
(1021),(1022),(1023),(1024),(1025),(1026),(1027),(1028),(1029),(1030),(1031),(1032),
(1033),(1034),(1035),(1036),(1037),(1038),(1039),(1040),(1041),(1042),(1043),(1044),
(1045),(1046),(1047),(1048),(1049),(1050),(1051),(1052),(1053),(1054),(1055),(1056),
(1057),(1058),(1059),(1060),(1061),(1062),(1063),(1064),(1065),(1066),(1067),(1068),
(1069),(1070),(1071),(1072),(1073),(1074),(1075),(1076),(1077),(1078),(1079),(1080),
(1081),(1082),(1083),(1084),(1085),(1086),(1087),(1088),(1089),(1090),(1091),(1092),
(1093),(1094),(1095),(1096),(1097),(1098),(1099),(1100),(1101),(1102),(1103),(1104),
(1105),(1106),(1107),(1108),(1109),(1110),(1111),(1112),(1113),(1114),(1115),(1116),
(1117),(1118),(1119),(1120),(1121),(1122),(1123),(1124),(1125),(1126),(1127),(1128),
(1129),(1130),(1131),(1132),(1133),(1134),(1135),(1136),(1137),(1138),(1139),(1140),
(1141),(1142),(1143),(1144),(1145),(1146),(1147),(1148),(1149),(1150),(1151),(1152),
(1153),(1154),(1155),(1156),(1157),(1158),(1159),(1160),(1161),(1162),(1163),(1164),
(1165),(1166),(1167),(1168),(1169),(1170),(1171),(1172),(1173),(1174),(1175),(1176),
(1177),(1178),(1179),(1180),(1181),(1182),(1183),(1184),(1185),(1186),(1187),(1188),
(1189),(1190),(1191),(1192),(1193),(1194),(1195),(1196),(1197),(1198),(1199),(1200)
) tvc (int_val);

The preferred answer of 1,000 is incorrect. The 1,000 rows only applies when you are doing a direct INSERT.

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• This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by  Jason A. Long.
• This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by  Jason A. Long.
• This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by  Jason A. Long.

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100% agree. Love this book.

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• This reply was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by  Jason A. Long.

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• This reply was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by  Jason A. Long.

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• This reply was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by  Jason A. Long.

This is a stored procedure that I created a to print strings that exceed the 8K limit of the PRINT command.

USE master;
GO 
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO

CREATE...