Attempt to compare nil < number

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This is supposed to be a simple card picker. There is a local script running which does animations and everything for a crate and then through a remote event tells the server which crate was bought. The server takes this then randomly gives a card which will eventually be given back to the client through a remote event. Only problem is this so far.

When comparing the number to the number in the table it returns nil. I have tried doing to number and to string. In the output, it’s getting the things it needs just can’t put them together:
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I have looked around and from what I saw, no one has had the same issue as me.

local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.Crates.Cards.Rarity

local Common = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, --[[]] 100, 100, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
	0.1, 99, 0.8, 0.199, 0.001, --[[]] 99.9, 90, 7, 2, 0.8, 0.199, 0.001,
	5, 99, 0.8, 0.199, 0.001, --[[]] 95, 79, 15, 5, 0.8, 0.199, 0.01}

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, rarity)
	print(player)
	print(rarity)
	local card1type = math.random(1, 100000) / 1000
	print(card1type)
	print(tostring(rarity)[1])
	if card1type > (tostring(rarity)[1]) then
		print("Extra")
		local card1rarity = math.random(1, 100000) / 1000
		if card1rarity < rarity[12] then
			print("Special")
		elseif card1rarity < rarity[11] then
			print("Legendary")
		elseif card1rarity < rarity[10] then
			print("Epic")
		elseif card1rarity < rarity[9] then
			print("Rare")
		elseif card1rarity < rarity[8] then
			print("Uncommon")
		elseif card1rarity < rarity[7] then
			print("Common")
		end
	else
		print("Person")
	end
end)
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In which line is it giving the error?

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if card1type > (tostring(rarity)[1]) then
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When you printed out the card1Type, did it print out nil?

5

Yes. In the screenshot, the first line is the

print(player)

The second line is the

print(rarity)

The third line is the

print(card1type)

And the fourth is the

print(tostring(rarity)[1])
6

I know but I wanted to know what prints out when you print the card1Type

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Printing card1type prints a number with three decimal places.
printing (rarity[1]) prints nil.
That is the problem

9

Try this:

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, rarity) --Pass the rarity as a string
    local SelectedRarity = nil
    if rarity == "Common" then
       SelectedRarity  = Common
    end
	print(player)
	print(rarity)
	local card1type = math.random(1, 100000) / 1000
	print(card1type)
	print(SelectedRarity[1])
	if card1type > (SelectedRarity[1]) then
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That seems such a simple fix. I should have thought of it. Thank you

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