Hand-To script partially working

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Hi! I am currently working on a game and I came across an issue that I haven’t been able to solve.

I made a Hand-To command using Basic Admin Essentials plugins, and it works as expected. The issue I have is that the remote function I am using for it isn’t changing the parent of the tool from the player that sends to the one that receives.

I have tried using remote events instead, checking if the tool exists, changing the way I referenced the receiver, but nothing has worked. I also looked for help in the devforum… and I’m not that experienced with remote functions and events.

This is my script so far

local TargetTool = Player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA(“Tool”)

function RemoteFunction.OnServerInvoke()
 TargetTool.Parent = b:WaitForChild(“Backpack”)
end

In the script, b is the receiver, Player is the sender. I compare the TargetTool variable to nil before going to the function, so the tool exists there.

Any help on this issue is greatly appreciated! :sparkles:

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That’s not how remote functions work, you should pass player2 as an argument from a client script(LocalScript that handles the tool) to a server script using the remote(RemoteFunction:InvokeServer(player2)). Then pick it up inside a server script to actually parent the tool.
Server script code:

local RemoteFunction = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteFunction --path to function

RemoteFunction.OnServerInvoke = function(player, player2) 
	local TargetTool = player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Tool")
	TargetTool.Parent = player2:WaitForChild("Backpack")
end
4

And is it the same on a module script?

5

It depends on if the module script function is being called from the client or the server and how it gets called. I suggest you check Remote Functions.

6

So I was checking that article and other devforum examples about it but I can’t understand the issue, and the module script function is being returned to a server script

7

Can you show us the code inside the module script(responsible for the RemoteFunction)

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local TargetTool = Player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA(“Tool”)

if TargetTool == nil then
    remoteEvent:FireClient(Player,‘Message’,’Error’,’Make sure you have a tool equipped.’)
elseif TargetTool then
    local RemoteFunction = game.ReplicatedStorage.GiveTool
    RemoteFunction.OnServerInvoke = function(Player, b)
        TargetTool.Parent = b:WaitForChild(“Backpack”)
    end
end
9

try rewriting it like this:

RemoteFunction.OnServerInvoke = function(Player, b)
	local TargetTool = Player.Character:FindFirstChildWhichIsA("Tool")
	if TargetTool then 
		TargetTool.Parent = b:WaitForChild("Backpack")
	else 
		remoteEvent:FireClient(Player,"Message","Error", "Make sure you have a tool equipped.")
	end
end
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This is just an addition or a reccomendation, but if you dont need to return anything there isnt much of a reason to be using remotefunctions. RemoteEvents will be more suited for this application.

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I rewrote it as that but now the whole script is broken

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How will I be using remote events? Because, I dont think I need information back after this

13

Would look like this

[Insert Remote Path Here].OnServerEvent:Connect(function(sender,...) 
--Add Logic Here
end)
14

It didn’t work… should I replace the three dots? I tried changing it with the receiver.

I think that the event should be on a server script

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I was able to fix the problem by using BAE included remote event and plugin documentation. Passing in three arguments, the sender, receiver and tool. Everything inside the module script.

remoteEvent:FireClient(Player, b, TargetTool)
TargetTool.Parent = b.Backpack