Attempt to index nil with GetChildren()

[BrightZebrafish (fishay)]

Hello Developers,

I was wondering if anybody could help me with a project I’m trying to complete at the moment. I’m using :GetChildren() but am getting an error I’ve not really come across before. It’s been a while since I’ve programmed using this method and can’t work out why I’m getting this error!

Any help would be appreciated.

local ProductsFolder = game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("UIProducts", 5)
local Products = ProductsFolder:GetChildren()

[Quwanterz]

LocalScript cannot access ServerStorage. Simple.

[Redluo]

Adding on to @Quwanterz, if you want to “access” ServerStorage from localscripts, you can use remotes to go to a server script.
Server scripts can access ServerStorage (Hence the name, you know?)

[Redluo]

Actually, you can just put the folder in ReplicatedStorage instead of ServerStorage. LocalScripts CAN access RS.

[realsbv (xavier)]

Local Scripts cannot access server storage.

What you can do is create a remote event that will power the serverstorage, and callback all children to the localscript.

Example Code:

Local Script:

game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent:FireServer()

game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(Products)
-- function
end)

Server Script:

local ProductsFolder = game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("UIProducts", 5)

game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
local Products = ProductsFolder:GetChildren()
game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent:FireAllClients(Products)
-- or if you want it to be that one player, do game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent:FireClient(plr, Products)
end)

Hope this helps.

[BrightZebrafish (fishay)]

I’m so stupid! I haven’t coded for a while because of exams. Thank you everyone for your help.