Help With Proximity Prompt

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1

I am using a proximity prompt in my game. For some reason, using the PromptTriggered event won’t work. Here is my script:

local cookPrompt = script.Parent.CookPrompt

local function showCookingGui(player)
	local playerGui = player.PlayerGUI
	local cookingGui = playerGui.CookingGUI.CookingGUIFrame
	cookingGui.Visible = true
end

cookPrompt.PromptTriggered:Connect(showCookingGui(Plr))

It is saying that PromptTriggered is not a valid member of cookPrompt.

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That’s used if you’re trying to call the ProximityPromptService, but it doesn’t seem like you are

Use the Triggered Event instead:

local cookPrompt = script.Parent.CookPrompt

local function showCookingGui(player)
	local playerGui = player:WaitForChild("PlayerGui")
	local cookingGui = playerGui.CookingGUI.CookingGUIFrame
	cookingGui.Visible = true
end

cookPrompt.Triggered:Connect(showCookingGui)
3

It says it’s attempting to index nil with “WaitForChild”

4

Try

local cookPrompt = script.Parent.CookPrompt

cookPrompt.Triggered:Connect(function(plr)
  local playerGui = plr:WaitForChild("PlayerGui")
local cookingGui = playerGui.CookingGUI.CookingGUIFrame
cookingGui.Visible = true
end)
5

Now, it is saying infinite yeild is possible for “WaitForChild(“PlayerGUI”)”

6

I believe it’s PlayerGui, not PlayerGUI

7 
local cookPrompt = script.Parent.CookPrompt

local function showCookingGui(player)
	local playerGui = player.PlayerGui
	local cookingGui = playerGui.CookingGUI.CookingGUIFrame
	cookingGui.Visible = true
end

cookPrompt.Triggered:Connect(showCookingGui(Plr))
8 
local cookPrompt = script.Parent.CookPrompt

local function showCookingGui(player)
	local playerGui = player:WaitForChild("PlayerGui")
	local cookingGui = playerGui:WaitForChild("CookingGUI"):WaitForChild("CookingGUIFrame")
	cookingGui.Visible = true
end

cookPrompt.Triggered:Connect(showCookingGui())

I believe this will work, please try.

9

Alright, so if it’s doing infinite yield, waitforchild is taking forever to find that typical child, which then yields the script (pauses) until that action is done.

Try this:

local cookPrompt = script.Parent.CookPrompt

cookPrompt.Triggered:Connect(function(plr)
  local playerGui = plr:FindFirstChild("PlayerGui")
local cookingGui = playerGui.CookingGUI.CookingGUIFrame
cookingGui.Visible = true
end)