Informix Error -4399

-4399 The WHILE statement at line line-number is not terminated.

4GL could not identify an END WHILE statement to match the WHILE 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

-4399 fires when the compiler can't find an END WHILE to match a WHILE statement — per the official guidance, start at the reported line and work downward to find where the terminator should have been.

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

Solutions / Resolution

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

Examples

A missing END WHILE

WHILE more_rows
  CALL process()
-- -4399: no END WHILE found

Corrected

WHILE more_rows
  CALL process()
END WHILE

Diagnostic Checks

Work down from the reported WHILE line, and insert the missing END WHILE 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 WHILE.
-4400 — "The FOR statement at line line-number is not terminated." The same missing-terminator pattern applied to FOR/END FOR instead of WHILE.

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