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Yo guys, im working on a sort slot machine thing system (dont ask) and it gives me a error no one on the planet has ever seen:

00:04:02.414 ServerScriptService.CasinoHandlerThing:42: attempt to compare number < nil - Server - CasinoHandlerThing:42

so yeah line 42?

this is line 42:

if not money or money.Value < placedBet then
			outCome.Text = "Not enough money to place the bet!"
			print("Not enough money!")
			return
		end

this is the money far back the script:

local money = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Money")

like i dont see the problem.

Every help is appreciatted thanks.

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money or placedBet might be nil, place a print script before: print(money, placedBet) to debug it.

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How would that work like, isnt this good?
local placedBet = tonumber(Catrino.PlrInput.Text)

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tonumber can still return nil if the text isnt a number

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but the txt in the thing is a number
here is a quick vid: https://gyazo.com/86d6ea3d24d45fb8248b6cda32c7120a

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placedBet is nil; gauging other replies you need to add another error to check for

if placedBet == nil then
    outCome.Text = "Invalid input, not a number!"
    return
end

if not money or money.Value < placedBet then
	outCome.Text = "Not enough money to place the bet!"
	print("Not enough money!")
	return
end
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that would work @emiliotigre2017

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Found kinda where it comes from
Added: print("Input Text:", Catrino.PlrInput.Text)

printed:

00:14:01.907 Input Text: - Server - CasinoHandlerThing:31
00:14:01.907 Invalid bet amount! - Server - CasinoHandlerThing:36

basicaly not printing anything meaning its not detecting anything

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Can you show how you define the variable Catrino? Maybe you are using StarterGUI when you need PlayerGUI?

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Im using plrgui

local Catrino = playerGui.MainScreen.FrameCasino
	local outCome = Catrino.WonORlose
	local button = Catrino.PlaceBet
	local slots = {Catrino.SlotPlace1, Catrino.SlotPlace2, Catrino.SlotPlace3}
	local placedBet = tonumber(Catrino.PlrInput.Text)

and i have:

print("Input Text:", Catrino.PlrInput.Text)

		
		if not placedBet or placedBet <= 0 then
			outCome.Text = "Invalid bet amount!"
			print("Invalid bet amount!")
			return
		end

as checks

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I think this proves that player’s text fields are not replicated and must be sent through a remote event. You will have to split this input field into a Local script

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How would that look like? Im kinda empty rn, kinda lost

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Where & when are you defining placedBet?

Is this before or after the player actually enters text? Does it ever change?

If it’s before the player enters text and is never re-assigned, it will always be whatever the Text value was upon loading the game.

Also, are you using a ServerScript instead of Local?:

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I actually managed to fix stuff, im coming back later on ur statement

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Create a remote event in ReplicatedStorage, lets name it PlaceBet

Create a local script as a child of your bet text input.

local place_bet_remote = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").PlaceBet
script.Parent.FocusLost:Connect(function(enter_pressed)
    if enter_pressed then
        place_bet_remote:FireServer(script.Parent.Text)
    end
end)

For your server script you now have to run your function as part of the remote event

local place_bet_remote = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage").PlaceBet

place_bet_remote.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(player, bet_text)
    local Catrino = player.PlayerGui.MainScreen.FrameCasino
    local placedBet = tonumber(bet_text)

   -- etc..
end)

Here’s more on remote events on roblox

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I know how remote events work, and the script works now, im still testing

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