When adding a position in WED, how can I retrieve the position and angle/direction of this position. c_scan returns just the position by my knowledge, not the angle. And what is the purpose of the Start and Name parameters in the WED position properties window anyway and how to retrieve them?

Does c_scan's 'target' get the camera position? Will 'you' hold a pointer to a newly defined view made from the properties of the position (angles, position, name)? I guess none of the output but 'target' is set by c_scan when a position is found. If that is true, I think this should be implemented to make this position option really usefull. It's sure alot more clean to use than entities, and it really gets nice when you don't need c_scan anymore, but an array that is build holding the positions in WED which can be accessed by script.

Would be good if theres an more extensive explaination in the manual as well.

Normally, you should access that "position" like a view or entity, not so sure right now. Anyway, if you called the position in wed "myPosition" you should be able to access it via

myPosition.pan
myPosition.roll
myPosition.tilt

though, I am not sure right now - just off my mind...

Sadly, this wont work the compiler doesn't recognize the names.

Isn´t ent_for_name an option for that?

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ent_for_name (STRING* name);
Returns a pointer to the entity with the given WED name. Names can be assigned to entities through [Properties] in WED. This way, entities placed in a level can be accessed in functions even if they have no action themselves.

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I thought that function would solve it all, but it appears that I can not assign the returning pointer to any of the existing types; no view, no entity, no nothing . No idea if it could work with a homecooked struct, but all my attempts failed.

No, angles can not be retrieved by c_scan. You could use a path or place pseudo entities when you need more information than just positions.