When I place a "Position" entity in WED and set its name "Start_Pos", I then run my script which reads:

level_load("level1.wmb");
wait(1);
mouse_mode =0;
var x = ent_for_name("Start_Pos");
if ( x==NULL ) printf("No start");

and x is always NULL. What am I doing wrong/misunderstanding?

-David

PS. Sorry if this is the wrong forum.

Because ent_for_name returns an ENTITY* not a var.
You need to change the ent_for_name line to
ENTITY* x = ent_for_name("Start_Pos");
Then the IF line will work fine.

Thanks Evil.