Here is a sample approach.
The 2 variables @LowerLimit and @UpperLimit should be supplied by users.
DECLARE @LowerLimit INT
DECLARE @UpperLimit INT
DECLARE @MissingNumberList VARCHAR(MAX)
SET @LowerLimit = 20
SET @UpperLimit = 25;
CREATE TABLE #Sample
(
Number INT
)
INSERT INTO #Sample
SELECT 10 UNION ALL
SELECT 11 UNION ALL
SELECT 12 UNION ALL
SELECT 13 UNION ALL
SELECT 14 UNION ALL
SELECT 16 UNION ALL
SELECT 18 UNION ALL
SELECT 19 UNION ALL
SELECT 21 UNION ALL
SELECT 22 UNION ALL
SELECT 24 UNION ALL
SELECT 25 UNION ALL
SELECT 29 UNION ALL
SELECT 30 UNION ALL
SELECT 1 UNION ALL
SELECT 2 UNION ALL
SELECT 10;
WITH CTE AS
(
SELECT @LowerLimit AS N
UNION ALL
SELECT N + 1 AS N
FROM CTE WHERE N < @UpperLimit
)
SELECT @MissingNumberList = ISNULL(@MissingNumberList,'') + CAST(N AS VARCHAR) + ', ' FROM CTE
LEFT JOIN #Sample S ON CTE.N = S.Number
WHERE S.Number IS NULL
IF @MissingNumberList <> ''
SET @MissingNumberList = SUBSTRING(@MissingNumberList, 0, LEN(@MissingNumberList)-1)
SELECT @MissingNumberList AS MissingNumberList
DROP TABLE #Sample
Let me know if you have any questions.