Informix Error -4314

-4314 The program cannot continue or exit a menu at this point because

it is not within a MENU statement.

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

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4314 fires when CONTINUE MENU or EXIT MENU appears outside a MENU statement's COMMAND section — per the official guidance, either the statement is misplaced, or some other error prevented 4GL from recognizing the enclosing MENU statement.

CONTINUE MENU/EXIT MENU used outside a MENU statement's COMMAND section, per the official guidance — the direct cause.
A separate error prevented the enclosing MENU statement from being recognized, per the official guidance — a related possible cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Move the CONTINUE MENU/EXIT MENU statement inside a MENU statement's COMMAND section, or
Check for other errors preventing the MENU statement from being recognized, per the official guidance.

Examples

EXIT MENU outside a MENU statement

FUNCTION cancel()
  EXIT MENU
  -- -4314: not inside a MENU statement's COMMAND section
END FUNCTION

Corrected

MENU "Options"
  COMMAND "Cancel"
    EXIT MENU
END MENU

Diagnostic Checks

Check whether the CONTINUE MENU/EXIT MENU statement is inside a MENU statement's COMMAND section, and check for other errors affecting the enclosing MENU statement if it should be.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-4315 — "The program cannot exit a FOREACH statement at this point because it is not within a FOREACH statement." The same pattern applied to FOREACH instead of MENU.

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