-- params: db-name
--         table-type-name
--         only-tables
--         only-tables
--         including
--         filter-list-to-where-clause incuding
--         excluding
--         filter-list-to-where-clause excluding
    SELECT table_name, table_comment
      FROM information_schema.tables
    WHERE     table_schema = '~a'
          and table_type = 'BASE TABLE'
         ~:[~*~;and (~{table_name ~a~^ or ~})~]
         ~:[~*~;and (~{table_name ~a~^ and ~})~];