How can I make a chat command where it changes the bool value of a specific section?

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#1

Hi there, I am trying to make a command where it can open and close the self check in for a specific class. I’ve tried everything but it doesn’t seem to change the boolvalue to true.

permission = {"UOME2K"}--Please keep my username is tere, :D

function check(player) 
	if table.maxn(permission)==0 then return true end
	for i = 1,#permission do   
		if string.lower(player.Name)==string.lower(permission[i]) then return true end 
	end 
	return false 
end 

local ecoboolvalue = game.Workspace.StarterGUI.SCI.SelfCheckInFrame.ecoInfo:FindFirstChild("EcoDecision")


if msg:lower() == "!openeconomy" then
	ecoboolvalue = true
	
elseif msg:lower() == "!closeeconomy" then
	ecoboolvalue = false
	-- If value of 'testBoolean' is false, this condition is executed
end

No matter how much I try, I can’t seem to change it’s boolvalue. I’m not entirely sure but I think the location of my boolvalue I entered is incorrect.

#2

I think this is as simple as,

local ecoboolvalue = game.Workspace.StarterGUI.SCI.SelfCheckInFrame.ecoInfo:FindFirstChild("EcoDecision").Value

when adjusting a boolvalue you have to use a .Value
bool Value Used to hold a boolean value.

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#3

Alright, Ill try and see if it works. Also how can I make it so that a certain rank in my group can only use the commands?

#4

@56ytr56 It didn’t work, the economy class section was still closed.

#5

also after looking at it our you trying to get the startergui?

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#6

I don’t think so. I just need it to open a certain part in the GUI

#7

safdfds

All I need is just the economy box to be enabled.

#8

You need .Value to change the value of the instance

if msg:lower() == "!openeconomy" then

ecoboolvalue.Value = true

elseif msg:lower() == "!closeeconomy" then

ecoboolvalue.Value = false

-- If value of 'testBoolean' is false, this condition is executed

end
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#9

is this a screen gui or a surface gui?, because if its a screen gui then i belive you have the wrong path to the bool.

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#10

Ok Ill try to see if it works for me, Ill let you know if it works or not

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#11

Yes that is indeed a ScreenGUI.

#12

Hold on, I just realised I had Workspace in the path which was a mistake.

#13

oh then try this.

local ecoboolvalue = player.PlayerGui.SCI.SelfCheckInFrame.ecoInfo:FindFirstChild("EcoDecision").Value

screen guis will only show if they are in the player gui

#14

My gui is in starterGUI, there was no click function to open it…

#15

This is what I got in the output. ServerScriptService.Script:11: attempt to index nil with ‘PlayerGui’

Im not trying to open the GUI, im trying to open this:

rererew rererew

#16

hmm, what is the player variable, i was assuming it was the player instance

edit: about the player gui thing,
When a Players’ character respawns, the contents of their PlayerGui is emptied. Children of the StarterGui are then copied (along with their descendants) into the PlayerGui .

GUI objects such as ScreenGuis with their ResetOnSpawn property set to false will only be placed into each Player’s PlayerGui once and will not be deleted when the Player respawns.

#17

What do you mean by the Player Variable?

#18

oh when a player joins the game they get set a local player instance,

you can get this variable by

game:GetService("Players").PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
--the player in this case is the player instance          ^
end)

in a server script
and

local player = game:GetService("Players").LocalPlayer

in a client script parented to a part of the player (character/player gui)

#19

Oh yeah I know that. My script is in ServerScriptService so it is the first script mentioned.

@56ytr56

#20

the reason i was attempting to get the playergui was “The main storage object for 2D GuiObject displayed on the player’s screen. ScreenGuis will only be shown if parented to a player’s PlayerGui .”
also could you attempt to show me the explorer showing the path to the boolvalue, also is it a boolvalue or something else

edit: startergui replicats everything in itself and there desendants into playergui whenever the player dies/ joins