Scripts / [SOLVED] Getting entity name from outside script

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Jnick
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Posted: 23rd Jul 2020 23:48
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After a lot of checking it looks like the only way to get an entity name is by running a script on the entity with the _init_name(e,name).

Is there any way to be running a script from a barrel or other entity and get the name from a different entity.

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Posted: 24th Jul 2020 00:30
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Try GetEntityName(e)

ie:

Prompt("Hi " ..GetEntityName(e))
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Posted: 24th Jul 2020 01:20
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Repaceing the enty id at the 'e' works,. Thanks
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