Getting error "Argument 1 missing or nil" for no apparent reason

[starf0rge (starforge)]

I am currently attempting to make a face inserter using the faceID. However, for whatever reason, it will not function as intended and keeps sending “Argument 1 missing or nil” despite all variables on line 5 being defined.

Here is the script: (annotated)

I looked at a bunch of other devforum posts, but none of them appeared to be relevant to this specific situation.

In case it is needed, here is the localscript as well:

Is this a misunderstanding of how LoadAsset works? Or some other mistake that I’m just failing to notice

[fellow_meerkat]

The first argument is nil because text.Text really is nil on the server. Changes to it in a local script don’t replicate. What you can do is send text.Text as an argument. On the server-side, make sure the information a client sent is valid.

local text = tonumber(text)
if text then ... end

Edit.

You should also not send the text on every change. If this is a TextBox, consider reacting to focus loss.

text.FocusLost:Connect(function(enterPressed)
	if enterPressed and tonumber(text.Text) ~= nil then
		FaceChanged:FireServer(text.Text)
	end
end)

[CelestialHonour (Celestial)]

Try this in the local script:

text.Changed:Connect(function()
  if (text.Text)~=""and tonumber(text.Text)~=nil then
       FaceChanged:FireServer(text.Text)
  end
end)

and then directly use the ID in the server, don’t redefine it cause the text did not really change on server, rather on client.