Hello,
Consider centralizing your ERROR instructions in a function, and use ATTRIBUTES(NORMAL) to remove the default REVERSE TTY attribute, and have your style background color applied... for example:
FUNCTION my_error(m, s)
DEFINE m, s STRING
IF s IS NULL THEN
ERROR m ATTRIBUTES(NORMAL)
ELSE
ERROR m ATTRIBUTES(NORMAL, STYLE=s)
END IF
END FUNCTION
Seb