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Informix Error -4428

-4428 You may not use a PROMPT statement within an INPUT or PROMPT statement,

even if it is enclosed within a conditional or looping statement.

You can execute a PROMPT statement from within another one or from within an INPUT statement, but in order to do so you must place the PROMPT statement in a function and call the function. You cannot embed the text of a PROMPT statement within an INPUT statement or another PROMPT.