VMS Help CC, Messages, PRAGMAINBLK  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

 Message        The pragma <name> cannot be used inside a function
                block.

 Description    This #pragma directive is only permitted at file
                scope, outside of all function definitions.

 User Action    Move the directive to file scope, preceding the
                function definition that is to be affected.  To limit
                the pragma to just that particular function, sandwich
                the #pragma and the function definition between a
                pair of matching pragmas with the save and restore
                keywords.