| ERROR | For hostlan = COB74, a SQL statement must be followed by ELSE or . |
| CAUSE | In a Pro*COBOL program, an EXEC SQL statement is followed by another statement in the same sentence. An EXEC SQL statement must be the last statement in a COBOL-74 sentence and so must be terminated by the keyword ELSE or a period. |
| ACTION | Change the program logic, making the EXEC SQL statement the last statement in the sentence. |