Query below finds tables which names start with specific prefix, e.g. tables with names starting with 'C' in the 'Sales' database.

Query

SELECT  DatabaseName,
        TableName
FROM    DBC.TablesV
WHERE   TableKind = 'T'
AND     TableName LIKE 'C%'
AND     DatabaseName = 'Sales'
ORDER BY    TableName;

Columns

• DatabaseName - name of database (redundant as it should be exactly the same as provided)
• TableName - name of found table

Rows

• One row represents one table
• Scope of rows: all found tables in 'Sales' database
• Ordered by table name

Sample results