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Informix Error -8060

Cause and resolution

An end-of-file has been prematurely found in the report specification.

ACEPREP encountered the end of the report-specification file while it still expected input. Possibly you omitted an END statement. A minimal FORMAT section that contains at least an EVERY ROW statement is required, and any control block must contain at least one statement.

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Reasons / Common Causes

-8060 fires when ACEPREP reaches end-of-file while still expecting input — per the official guidance.

  1. A missing END statement, per the official guidance — the first named cause.
  2. A missing FORMAT section, or one lacking an EVERY ROW statement, per the official guidance — the second named cause; a minimal FORMAT section requires at least an EVERY ROW statement.
  3. A control block with no statements inside it, per the official guidance — the third named cause; every control block needs at least one statement.
Solutions / Resolution
  1. Add the missing END statement, per the official guidance.
  2. Ensure the FORMAT section includes at least an EVERY ROW statement, per the official guidance.
  3. Ensure every control block contains at least one statement, per the official guidance.
Examples
A missing END statement
FORMAT
  EVERY ROW
    PRINT order_id
-- -8060: no END statement closes the FORMAT section
Corrected
FORMAT
  EVERY ROW
    PRINT order_id
  END
Diagnostic Checks
  1. Check for a missing END statement, an incomplete FORMAT section, or an empty control block anywhere in the report specification.
Related Errors / Related Topics

No closely related error codes are cross-referenced for -8060 in this set yet.

The report specification ended unexpectedly — check for a missing END, an incomplete FORMAT section, or an empty control block.