Unable to set the value for hplsql.onerror in hplsql mode.

0: jdbc:hive2://localhost> set hplsql.onerror='stop';
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ERROR : Syntax error at line 1:18 no viable alternative at input 'hplsql.onerror='
ERROR : Ln:1 identifier 'SET' must be declared.
No rows affected (0.534 seconds)
0: jdbc:hive2://localhost>