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

 Message        <Context> "<expression>" does not point to an object
                type.

 Description    An expression that must be a pointer to an object
                type is a pointer to a function or incomplete type.
                For example, if a pointer is the operand of the
                postincrement operator, it must point to an object
                type.

 User Action    Modify the expression so that it is a pointer to an
                object type.