err := errLikeNonStrArg
		return nil, errLikeInvalidInputs(err)
	}

	pattern, err1 := e.Pattern.evalNode(r, tableAlias)
	if err1 != nil {
		return nil, err1
	}

	// Infer pattern as string (in case it is untyped)
	inferTypeAsString(pattern)

	patternStr, ok := pattern.ToString()
	if !ok {
		err := errLikeNonStrArg
		return nil, errLikeInvalidInputs(err)
	}

	escape := runeZero