Attempt to index nil with 'Name' error

Help and Feedback Scripting Support
1

Currently, I am making a trail shop where players can purchase trails for their avatars. I have the shop gui set up so players can click the trail they want to see, preview it on the righthand side, and possibly purchase it. When the player clicks the buy button, it sends a remote event to a regular script in ServerScriptService.
Here is the local script, sending the remote event:

local itemPreview = script.Parent.Parent.ItemPreview
local itemsFolder = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Trails")

itemPreview.TextButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	game.ReplicatedStorage.TrailSelectedRE:FireServer(itemsFolder[itemPreview.Title.Text])
end)

Then, here is the script in serverscriptservice:

game.ReplicatedStorage.TrailSelectedRE.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr, buying, itemBought)
	
	print("Message Recieved")

	if buying and not plr.OwnedTrails:FindFirstChild(itemBought.Name) then

		local price = itemBought.Price.Value
		local coins = plr.leaderstats.Coins

		if price <= coins.Value then

			coins.Value -= price


			itemBought:Clone().Parent = plr.OwnedTrails
		end
	

	elseif not buying and plr.OwnedTrails:FindFirstChild(itemBought.Name) then

		local char = plr.Character

		if not char or not char:FindFirstChild("HumanoidRootPart") then return end

		for i, child in pairs(char.HumanoidRootPart:GetChildren()) do


			if child:IsA("Trail") then child:Destroy() end
		end


		local newTrail = itemBought:Clone()

		newTrail.Attachment0 = char.HumanoidRootPart.TrailTop
		newTrail.Attachment1 = char.HumanoidRootPart.TrailBottom

		newTrail.Parent = char.HumanoidRootPart
	end
end)

The issue is that I am getting an error on this line:

if buying and not plr.OwnedTrails:FindFirstChild(itemBought.Name) then

saying attempt to index nil with ‘Name’ error. What does this mean and how do I fix it? Note: There are parts of the script I did not include for both of the scripts so if you would like to see them, just ask. Also, if I didn’t explain anything thoroughly or if you want more of an explanation, just ask. Also, if you see any inconsistencies or problems that might occur in the future with my script, please communicate them with me.

2

What is itemBought
because it may not be finding it or may not have a valid name

3

is it me or you didnt pass an argument for the parameter ItemBought

4

Yes, I just noticed it too. Thats a big mistake on my part. I want the item selected for the preview be sent to the server script to say that that item should be bought. I define the item selected earlier in the local script that I did not include.

function updateShop ()
	
	
	
	
	for i, item in pairs(itemsFolder:GetChildren()) do
		local name = item.Name 
		local price = item.Price.Value
		local desc = item.ItemDescription.Value
		local imagepreview = item.Folder.ImageLabel

		local itemSelection = script.ItemSelection:Clone()

		itemSelection.Parent = itemScroller

		itemSelection.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
			itemPreview.Title.Text = name
			itemPreview.TextButton.Text = "Buy for " .. price
			itemPreview.Desc.Text = desc
			itemPreview.PreviewImage.Image = imagepreview.Image
			itemPreview.Visible = true
		end)
		


	end
end

itemPreview.TextButton.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	game.ReplicatedStorage.TrailSelectedRE:FireServer(itemsFolder[itemPreview.Title.Text], itemSelection)
end)

How would I go about making sending the selected item defined by the local script to the serverscript and how should I incorporate it there?

5

I want the item selected for the preview to be sent to the server script so that that specific item should be bought. I define the item selected in the preview earlier in the local script that I didn’t include. (Look at the script I included for the previous person). How should I incorporate the selected item for the preview to be sent to the server script so that that item is bought?

6

Does the error still persist?
because i am kind of confused rn

7

I have not made any changes to the script. I want to fix it so its not itemBought, but something pertaining to what I had defined in the local script earlier like itemSelection. Summarizing, I want it to send information over to the script in serverscriptservice so that when the buy button is clicked, the item selected that is shown in the preview is the one bought.

8

I have tried multiple things but none of them have worked. I am quite confused on how to send the previewed item to the server script telling it that that item should be bought.