v20.1 How do I change the player's name to a variable?

[Mr. SU]

Hi! I'm still very new to rpg maker xp and pokemon essentials but I've been testing ideas on coding events and I've been having trouble with one specific thing. There's a character that I want the player to be able to name in the intro that I want the player to be able to play as for a brief section. I know you store the names of npcs as variables however I'm not quite sure how you could call the variable in regards to changing the name of the protagonist with either $Trainer.Name (which I haven't been able to get working) or pbTrainerName("X") (I'm aware this script is destructive but it's right at the start of the game so I don't think it will be an issue).

Basically

How do I call a player-inputted text variable to change the protagonist's name to?

 

[TechSkylander1518]

The variable that stores the player in v20 is $player, not $Trainer, so that's why that hasn't been working.

pbPlayerName on its own pulls up the screen to name the player.

Player - Essentials Engine wiki

essentialsengine.miraheze.org

I'd also recommend looking at the default maps and their events, naming the player is shown in the intro event.