SQL-Server: Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'with'. If this statement is a common table expression

Question

create table #temp
(
  pName Varchar(20),
  DateBegin DateTime,
  DateEnd DateTime
)

Insert Into #temp(pName, DateBegin, DateEnd)
Values('Player1', '01/04/2012', '01/05/2012')

Insert Into #temp(pName, DateBegin, DateEnd)
Values('Player2', '02/01/2012', '02/05/2012')


With DateRange(dt) As
(
    Select Convert(Datetime, '01/01/2012')
    UNion All
    Select DateAdd(dd, 1, Dat.dt) From DateRange Dat Where Dat.dt < CONVERT(Datetime, '01/31/2012')
)

Select T.pName, Dt.dt from #temp T
Inner Join DateRange Dt on Dt.dt BETWEEN T.DateBegin and T.DateEnd

Drop Table #temp

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Issue is with this following code line

With DateRange(dt) As

It shows following error message

Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'with'. If this statement is a common table expression, an xmlnamespaces clause or a change tracking context clause, the previous statement must be terminated with a semicolon.

Answer 1

I had the same issue with SQL server 2017. Use semicolon before the WITH statement as follows.

;WITH

Answer 2

Add some semicolons:

create table #temp
(
  pName Varchar(20),
  DateBegin DateTime,
  DateEnd DateTime
)

Insert Into #temp(pName, DateBegin, DateEnd)
Values('Player1', '01/04/2012', '01/05/2012')

Insert Into #temp(pName, DateBegin, DateEnd)
Values('Player2', '02/01/2012', '02/05/2012');

With DateRange(dt) As
(
    Select Convert(Datetime, '01/01/2012')
    UNion All
    Select DateAdd(dd, 1, Dat.dt) From DateRange Dat Where Dat.dt < CONVERT(Datetime, '01/31/2012')
)

Select T.pName, Dt.dt from #temp T
Inner Join DateRange Dt on Dt.dt BETWEEN T.DateBegin and T.DateEnd;

Drop Table #temp

http://sqlfiddle.com/#!6/06e89