Attempt to index nil with ":GetChildren()" on script.Parent

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#1

Honestly I don’t know how much more straightforward this can be

while wait(.1) do
	for i, v in pairs(script.Parent:GetChildren()) do -- issue lies here
		if v:IsA("ViewportFrame") then
			v.CurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera
		end
	end
end

the parent is NEVER nil nor is the script ever re-parented. Just the model called “New” gets cloned and the screengui named “Planets” gets parented to playergui.

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here is where the script is located at:
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honestly this might be a bug but im still hoping that someone could help me.

#2

It’s a client-sided script, so you need to wait for the assets you reference to load in.
(The parent should load first though so I’m a little confused)

#3

Yea exactly I am confused too, in my opinion it should not return any errors. Also this copying thing is done with another local scripts. Basically the entire game is run by local scripts

#4

Fetch the parent outside of the loop and store it in a variable:

local parent = script.Parent
while task.wait(0.1) do
	for _, v in pairs(parent:GetChildren()) do
		if not v:IsA("ViewportFrame") then continue end
		v.CurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera
	end
end
#6

“men/mens” “women/womens” “teeth/teeths” “people/peoples” “one fish/ one fishs”

#7

Unfortunately it did not work because the parent of this script is being cloned

#8

what type of GUI are you using? If you are using a billboard or surface GUI put them inside of PlayerGui and set the adornee to the model, idk if thatll work but worth a shot

#9

You can read the post and you will see.

#10

Oh sorry, I think that you should use the statements for check if “script.Parent” exits, because I don´t have enough information.

#11

i did that, but the thing is that the script thinks the parent never exists so the function never starts

#12

I fixed the first problem but I’ve ran into the same one this time with “script”! Honestly this is just sickening me roblox needs to fix their code

#13

What doesnt work is this line:

script:Waitforchild()

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Roblox I beg you fix your damn code

#14

I think into a solution about disable the script first, and when clone is done, then enable script:

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#15

shouldnt it be like this? because u are checking if it is a ViewportFrame then making it the camera? idk if the spaces are correct tho lol

for i, v in pairs(script.Parent:GetChildren()) do -- issue lies here
    while wait(.1) do
	    if v:IsA("ViewportFrame") then
            v.CurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera
	    end
    end
end
#16

According to the code here, you aren’t waiting for a child. Plus, what was the fix to the original problem?

#17

Only possible error here is, there wasn’t enough time for even the parent to be initialized.
It’s an odd error but, nothing we can’t deal with effectively.

local Planets = script.Parent.Parent:WaitForChild("Planets")

while wait(0.1) do
    for _, v in pairs(Planets:GetChildren()) do
        if v:IsA("ViewportFrame") then
            v.CurrentCamera = workspace.CurrentCamera
        end
    end
end

I’m sure if you added task.wait(1) on top of the whole script, that would work too.
Tempted to add that to this anyways … considering the error.

#18

I have tried that solution already.