Informix Error -4374

-4374 This type of statement can only be used within a MENU statement.

This statement, for example a SHOW OPTION statement, only makes sense within the context of a MENU statement. Review the program in this vicinity to see if an END MENU statement has been misplaced. If you intended to set up the appearance of a menu before displaying it, use a BEFORE MENU block within the scope of the MENU.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4374 fires when a statement such as SHOW OPTION is used outside a MENU statement's context — per the official guidance, review the code for a possibly misplaced END MENU statement; if setting up a menu's appearance before displaying it was intended, use a BEFORE MENU block within the MENU's scope.

A menu-only statement used outside a MENU statement, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.
A misplaced END MENU statement, per the official guidance — a related possible cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Check for a misplaced END MENU statement, per the official guidance.
If pre-display setup was intended, use a BEFORE MENU block inside the MENU's scope, per the official guidance.

Examples

SHOW OPTION outside a MENU statement

FUNCTION setup()
  SHOW OPTION 1
  -- -4374: SHOW OPTION is only valid inside a MENU statement
END FUNCTION

Corrected

MENU "Options"
  BEFORE MENU
    SHOW OPTION 1
  COMMAND "Save"
    CALL save()
END MENU

Diagnostic Checks

Check whether the flagged statement is inside a MENU statement's scope, and check for a misplaced END MENU 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." A related MENU-scope error, about CONTINUE MENU/EXIT MENU specifically rather than menu-only statements generally.

A menu-only statement is used outside a MENU statement — check for a misplaced END MENU, or use BEFORE MENU for pre-display setup.