How to parameterise table name in ODBC query

I have an ODBC connection to a database and I would like the user to be able to view data within any table. As this is an ASP.net application I cannot trust that the table name sent doesn’t also contain nasties. I have tried using a parameterised query but I always get an error saying that I “Must declare the table variable” – this appears to be an issue because it is the table name