On Jan 6, 2010, at 7:33 PM, Shane wrote:

> I'm getting this error from my main app controller which is trying to
> send a message to a thread on a queue (using YAMessageQueue).
> 
> [[networkQueue proxyForTarget:networkServer] save:[self saveFile]];
> Cannot convert 'NSString*' to 'NSError**' in argument passing
> 
> I have no idea where it thinks it needs to convert to NSError**. [self
> saveFile] returns an NSString*. In my server file I have the
> following:

The problem is likely that -proxyForTarget: returns an `id`.

> I can see that there seems to be some confusion with the save: method
> in the @protocol because the warning seems to imply that it found
> 'another' save: by saying 'Also found …'.
> 
> But I have no idea where it's finding the save: method that needs to
> use NSError**, if that is the case.

NSManagedObjectContext defines -(BOOL)save:(NSError **)error;

If -proxyForTarget: returns an id, then the compiler doesn’t know which of the 
available signatures you really meant to use.

You can either rename your -save: method, or cast the result of -proxyForTarget 
to the static type you are sending the message to.

- Jim_______________________________________________

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