Informix Error -4352

-4352 The program cannot continue a FOREACH loop at this time because

it is not within a FOREACH loop.

A CONTINUE FOREACH statement is not between a FOREACH statement and its matching END FOREACH statement. Perhaps the FOREACH statement has been accidentally deleted, or perhaps you changed to another type of loop such as WHILE or FOR.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4352 fires when CONTINUE FOREACH doesn't fall between a FOREACH statement and its matching END FOREACH — per the official guidance, the FOREACH statement may have been accidentally deleted, or the loop type may have been changed to WHILE/FOR without updating the CONTINUE.

CONTINUE FOREACH used where the enclosing loop isn't a FOREACH loop, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Check whether the FOREACH statement was accidentally deleted, per the official guidance.
If the loop type was changed to WHILE/FOR, update the CONTINUE keyword to match, per the official guidance.

Examples

CONTINUE FOREACH inside a FOR loop

FOR i = 1 TO 10
  CONTINUE FOREACH
  -- -4352: this is a FOR loop, not a FOREACH loop
END FOR

Corrected

FOR i = 1 TO 10
  CONTINUE FOR
END FOR

Diagnostic Checks

Check the enclosing loop's actual type, and match the CONTINUE keyword to it.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-4315 — "The program cannot exit a FOREACH statement at this point because it is not within a FOREACH statement." The EXIT FOREACH counterpart of this same CONTINUE FOREACH condition.
-4350 — "The program cannot continue a FOR loop at this time because it is not within a FOR loop." The same pattern applied to FOR instead of FOREACH.
-4351 — "The program cannot continue a WHILE loop at this time because it is not within a WHILE loop." The same pattern applied to WHILE instead of FOREACH.

CONTINUE FOREACH is used outside a FOREACH loop — match the CONTINUE keyword to the loop's actual type.