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Informix Error -16374: Break command contains 'if' without having a condition specified.

Cause and resolution

Break command contains 'if' without having a condition specified.

An expression must follow the IF keyword in a BREAK command. The breakpoint has no effect while the condition is false (zero). Repeat the command without IF, or with IF and a condition.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-16374 fires when a BREAK command's IF keyword has no following expression — per the official guidance. A breakpoint has no effect while its condition is false (zero).

  1. IF in a BREAK command with no expression following it, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Repeat the command without IF, or with IF and a condition, per the official guidance.
Examples
BREAK with IF but no condition
> BREAK mymodule.10 IF
Corrected
> BREAK mymodule.10 IF x > 5
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check the BREAK command's IF clause for a missing condition expression.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -16374 in this set yet.

A BREAK command's IF has no condition — supply one, or remove IF.