Chat script not working yet no errors?

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#1

So I have this in a server script. I want to be where they type :open in the chat, it opens this part named “Door.” Except they have to be above the group rank 10.

It doesn’t work, but has no errors? I just started learning lua so there’s probably something I did wrong. I accidentally hit enter but forgot to add something. Give me a second to fix the script.

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local GROUP_ID = 5560221
if Player:GetRankInGroup(<10) then
onChatted(msg, speaker)
 local source = string.lower(speaker.Name)
 msg = string.lower(msg)
 if msg == ":open" then
     local door = workspace:FindFirstChild("Door")
     local function open()
         door.CanCollide = true
         door.Transparency = 1
     end
 end
end)```
#2 
local function open(door) 
	door.CanCollide = true 
	door.Transparency = 1 
end 

function onChatted(msg, speaker) 
	local source = string.lower(speaker.Name) 
	msg = string.lower(msg) 
	if msg == ":open" then 
		local door = workspace:FindFirstChild("Door") 
		open(door)
	end
end)

This should fix your problem

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#3

This may sound a bit silly, but are you actually firing the onChatted event? If not, you’ll need to fire it with the event, which I believe in this instance is game.Players.Chatted:Connect(onChatted(msg, speaker))

#4

So I have to create a remote event in server storage?

#5

Are you sure there are no errors?
Because there’s no way the line:

if Player:GetRankInGroup(<10) then

will work without errors.

It should be

if Player:GetRankInGroup(GROUP_ID) < 10 then

Additionally, you can’t just do onChatted. You have to hook up to a player.

So your fixed code becomes:

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local GROUP_ID = 5560221
local door = workspace:WaitForChild("Door")
local function open()
    door.CanCollide = true
    door.Transparency = 1
end
Players.PlayedAdded:Connect(function(plr)
    plr.Chatted:Connect(function(msg)
        if plr:GetRankInGroup(GROUP_ID) < 10 then
           msg = string.lower(msg)
           if msg == ":open" then
              open()
           end
        end
    end)
end)

What this does is when a player is added, it hooks up a function which hooks up a function to the on chatted event of the new player. If they have the right rank and typed the correct message, it will open the door.

#6

@Chordily
There is NO need for remote events. The server has all of the information it needs on it, and the client doesn’t need to send information.

@Benified4Life
The code you provided will not work, as game.Players.Chatted is not a valid event.

Also, that’s not how you do events. It would be

Event:Connect(func)

Instead of

Event:Connect(func(parameter1))

Where Event is the event, func is the function, and parameter1 is the parameter.

For more info: https://developer.roblox.com/en-us/articles/events

#7

Still not working. No errors in the output, but nope.

#8

Try to use print if the part of the script is working.

#9

What do you mean? Sorry, newbie here.

#10

Try this. It’s more simple. :slight_smile:

local GROUP_ID = 5560221
local door = workspace:WaitForChild("Door")
game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
Player.Chatted:Connect(function(msg)
if msg:sub(1,5)== ":open" then
	if Player:GetRankInGroup(GROUP_ID) > 10 then
	door.CanCollide = true
	door.Transparency = 1
	end
end
end)
end)

Tell me if it works.

#11

Printing certain parts of a script is a method used to test if certain parts of script are running. It’s usually used when Output isn’t showing anything.

Example:

local Example = 1

function CreatePart(NameofPart)
local New = Instance.New("Part")
New.Name = NameofPart
New.Parent = workspace
end

if Example == 1 then CreatePart("One")
elseif Example == 2 then CreatePart("Two")
elseif Example == 3 then CreatePart("Three")
elseif Example == 4 then CreatePart("Four")
elseif Example == 5 then CreatePart("Five")
end
-- Missing an end.

If Output wasn’t showing any errors with this script you could try:

local Example = 1

function CreatePart(NameofPart)
print("Spawn Function Success")
local New = Instance.New("Part")
New.Name = NameofPart
New.Parent = workspace
end

if Example == 1 then CreatePart("One")
elseif Example == 2 then CreatePart("Two")
elseif Example == 3 then CreatePart("Three")
elseif Example == 4 then CreatePart("Four")
elseif Example == 5 then CreatePart("Five")
end
-- Missing an end.

By doing this, you’ll see that Spawn Function Success won’t print, indicating that there’s something wrong with the elseif chain.

#12

It works. Much appreciated! Cheers!