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

 Message        <Context> , a designator cannot be used with an
                object of scalar type.

 Description    An initialization designator can only be used on
                objects of array, structure, or union type.  In this
                initialization, the current object being initialized
                is a scalar type so a designator is not allowed.

 User Action    Correct the initialization.