Informix Error -4398

-4398 The CASE statement at line line-number is not terminated.

4GL could not identify an END CASE statement to match the CASE statement on the line number shown. Start at that line and work down until you find where the terminating statement should have been, and insert it.

Oninit® Troubleshooting Guidance

Reasons / Common Causes

-4398 fires when the compiler can't find an END CASE to match a CASE statement — per the official guidance, start at the reported line and work downward to find where the terminator should have been.

A CASE statement with no matching END CASE, per the official guidance — the direct, only cause.

Solutions / Resolution

Start at the reported line and work down until you find where END CASE should have been, then insert it, per the official guidance.

Examples

A missing END CASE

CASE status
  WHEN "New"
    CALL initialize()
-- -4398: no END CASE found

Corrected

CASE status
  WHEN "New"
    CALL initialize()
END CASE

Diagnostic Checks

Work down from the reported CASE line, and insert the missing END CASE at the correct point.

Related Errors / Related Topics

-4397 — "The IF statement at line line-number is not terminated." The same missing-terminator pattern applied to IF/END IF instead of CASE.
-4396 — "The MENU declaration at line line-number is not terminated." The same missing-terminator pattern applied to MENU/END MENU instead of CASE.

A CASE statement has no matching END CASE — insert one at the correct point.