Informix Error -4400

-4400 The FOR statement at line line-number is not terminated.

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

-4400 fires when the compiler can't find an END FOR to match a FOR statement — per the official guidance, start at the reported line and work downward to find where the terminator should have been.

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

Solutions / Resolution

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

Examples

A missing END FOR

FOR i = 1 TO 10
  CALL process(i)
-- -4400: no END FOR found

Corrected

FOR i = 1 TO 10
  CALL process(i)
END FOR

Diagnostic Checks

Work down from the reported FOR line, and insert the missing END FOR 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 FOR.
-4399 — "The WHILE statement at line line-number is not terminated." The same missing-terminator pattern applied to WHILE/END WHILE instead of FOR.

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