Attempted to call require with invalid argument(s)

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#1

I can’t seem to figure out why this line of code isn’t working

local banned = require(script.Parent:WaitForChild("Settings",10)).BANNED

The module:

local settings = {
    BANNED = {
     	testplayer = true
 	},
}

return settings

When running the game “Settings” is where it needs to be, right under the Server folder

I’m getting this error when BANNED is a clear member of the “Settings” modulescript:

Attempted to call require with invalid argument(s).
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#2

Im not entirely sure modules accept waitforchilds as a argument, im on mobile but making it waitforchild before requiring should work

So

Waitforchild
Require(path)

#3

I use this for example

local Settings = require(script.Parent:WaitForChild('Settings')).Variables

Works perfectly fine, try removing the timeout?

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#4

I had tried this earlier, but decided to try again just to be sure.

I changed the code to

local bannedd = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Settings",10)
local banned = require(bannedd).BANNED

which still threw the same error

Attempted to call require with invalid argument(s).
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#5

Can you try printing bannedd?
Nitefal might be correct on the timeout, you should also try removing it

#6

I’ve always used the timeout to avoid getting the warn, but this seemed to work. Thanks!

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#7

You’re welcome.
Here’s the thing, you want that module to load. Always.
Don’t add a timout to it.

It’s still strange though.

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#8

10 seconds should be more than long enough, especially during testing…? Odd

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#9

Exactly! Even when testing I opened the folder in explorer and sure enough the module was already loaded there before the error was thrown.

#10

It happened to me too, maybe it happens only when the module parent is the same as the script parent, put the module inside the script to test

#12

I had this problem when I accidentally used Script instead of ModuleScript :sweat_smile:

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