I searched for it in the manual and the online manual and found nothing. I found this function on the ent_for_name page and I think it's the function I must have for my script, but there is no descriptionfor ptr_for_name()

Mfg, Martek

You can find all existing functions with the search tab in the manual, or in the afuncs.h file, but there is no ptr_for_name. So I dont think that such a function exists.

str_for_entfile gives you the name of the Model, maybe it`s that what you need...

He wants to get a pointer from a string. He writes a String into a file like "player" and then he reades the string out of the file and wants to get the player pointer.

Ok, sorry. But i think there is no so one function. If you have more entities with the same string-name, witch pointer should the engine return?

No, not the String name. The actual pointer like
action player_act()
{
player = me;
}

and in a file he writes "player" and the he wants to get the player pointer.

ups, now i understand...
Why not directly write the pointer in the file (handle)?

I think engine_getvar is what he meant to use.

I've tried engine_getvar... But I don't know if I use it correctly.
I have a function, which gets the string and a pointer as parameters.

At the end of this function, I return the ENTITY* Object, because I want to convert the string into a pointer. Which function do I need for this? I think with engine_getvar I need a double pointer, but I don't know how.

Convert the string to a pointer, or the string to a handle?

have a look at handle and ptr_for_handle handle

and also pvars if you want to get a bit more advanced pVars

hope this helps