CONTROL_FORM is invalid, START_FORM is missing

Hi all,
I understand that this had been asked many times. But somehow, I really cannot figure out what is not right here.
Please help.
Below are my steps how to do call function OPEN_FORM, START_FORM...END_FORM and CLOSE_FORM.
There is a LOOP after the START_FORM.
The program is working fine, if the LOOP is less than 25. Whenever the LOOP reached 25, it will prompts the error "CONTROL_FORM is invalid, START_FORM is missing"
call function 'OPEN_FORM'
call function 'START_FORM'
LOOP
    call function 'WRITE_FORM'           "Activate header
         exporting element = 'ITEM_HEADER'
                  type    = 'TOP'
    call function 'CONTROL_FORM'
         exporting
              command = 'PROTECT'.
    call function 'WRITE_FORM'
         exporting
              element = 'ITEM_LINE'.
    call function 'CONTROL_FORM'
         exporting
              command = 'ENDPROTECT'.
    call function 'WRITE_FORM'           "Deactivate Header
         exporting element = 'ITEM_HEADER'
                  function = 'DELETE'
                  type     = 'TOP'
    call function 'END_FORM'
ENDLOOP.
call function 'CLOSE_FORM'
Can someone help?
Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,
I have not yet find out what is the problem but I found this is interesting .
In my program, the above error message "CONTROL_FORM is invalid, START_FORM is missing" only prompt out, if I defined the form name as "ZFI_ZCI01", but there everything working fine if I define the form name as "ZFI_TEST".
Both forms have different content. What's wrong in form name "ZFI_ZCI01"?
Really appreciate if someone can guide me how should I troubleshoot this?
*CONSTANTS: gv_formname(30) value 'ZFI_TEST'.
CONSTANTS: gv_formname(30) value 'ZFI_ZCI01'.
perform open_form.
call function 'WRITE_FORM'           "First header
     exporting element = 'ITEM_HEADER'
     exceptions others = 1.
call function 'WRITE_FORM'           "Activate header
     exporting element = 'ITEM_HEADER'
                type    = 'TOP'
     exceptions others = 1.
do 100 times.
call function 'CONTROL_FORM'
       exporting
            command = 'PROTECT'.
call function 'WRITE_FORM'
    exporting
      element = 'ITEM_LINE'.
call function 'CONTROL_FORM'
       exporting
            command = 'ENDPROTECT'.
enddo.
call function 'WRITE_FORM'           "Deactivate Header
     exporting element = 'ITEM_HEADER'
                function = 'DELETE'
                type     = 'TOP'
     exceptions others   = 1.
call function 'WRITE_FORM'
exporting
    element = 'TOTAL_QTY'.
perform close_form.
*&      Form OPEN_FORM
form open_form .
call function 'OPEN_FORM'
   exporting
     device                            = 'PRINTER'
     dialog                            = ' '
     form                              = gv_formname
     language                          = sy-langu
     options                           = itcpo
   exceptions
     canceled                          = 1
     device                            = 2
     form                              = 3
     options                           = 4
     unclosed                          = 5
     mail_options                      = 6
     archive_error                     = 7
     invalid_fax_number                = 8
     more_params_needed_in_batch       = 9
     spool_error                       = 10
     others                            = 11.
endform.                    " OPEN_FORM

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