Informix Error -4315

-4315 The program cannot exit a FOREACH statement at this point because

it is not within a FOREACH statement.

This CONTINUE or EXIT statement uses the FOREACH keyword, but it is not located within a FOREACH loop. Either the statement is in error, or some other error has prevented 4GL from recognizing the FOREACH statement.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4315 fires when CONTINUE FOREACH or EXIT FOREACH appears outside a FOREACH loop — per the official guidance, either the statement is misplaced, or some other error prevented 4GL from recognizing the enclosing FOREACH statement.

CONTINUE FOREACH/EXIT FOREACH used outside a FOREACH loop, per the official guidance — the direct cause.
A separate error prevented the enclosing FOREACH statement from being recognized, per the official guidance — a related possible cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Move the CONTINUE FOREACH/EXIT FOREACH statement inside a FOREACH loop, or
Check for other errors preventing the FOREACH statement from being recognized, per the official guidance.

Examples

EXIT FOREACH outside a FOREACH loop

FUNCTION process()
  EXIT FOREACH
  -- -4315: not inside a FOREACH loop
END FUNCTION

Corrected

FOREACH cur INTO rec.*
  IF rec.order_id = 0 THEN
    EXIT FOREACH
  END IF
END FOREACH

Diagnostic Checks

Check whether the CONTINUE FOREACH/EXIT FOREACH statement is inside a FOREACH loop, and check for other errors affecting the enclosing FOREACH statement if it should be.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-4314 — "The program cannot continue or exit a menu at this point because it is not within a MENU statement." The same pattern applied to MENU instead of FOREACH.

CONTINUE FOREACH/EXIT FOREACH is used outside a FOREACH loop — move it inside, or check for errors affecting the FOREACH statement's recognition.