How could I get a player from only part of their name?

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#22

Okay, try replacing your client code with this:

--//Services
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

--//Variables
local LocalPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
local commandEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('CommandEvent')
local frame = script.Parent
local enter = frame.Enter
local box = frame.CommandBox

--//Tables
local actions = {
	':kill' , ':freeze' , ':unfreeze' , ':invisible' , ':uninvisible' , ':speed', ':jump',

	':trail', ':goto', ':find', ':fly', ':kick', ":ban", ':jail', ':sound', ':shutdown',

	':crash', ':party', ':unparty', ':blind', ':unblind', ":rank", ":unrank"
}

local needValue = {
	':speed',
	':jump'
}

--//Functions
local function GetPlayerFromText(text)
	local playerFound = nil

	for i, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
		if string.lower(player.Name):sub(1, #text) == string.lower(text) then
			playerFound = player.Name

			break
		end
	end

	return playerFound
end

local function valid_command(action)
	for i, command in ipairs(actions) do
		if command == action then
			return true
		end
	end
end

--make sure player exists
local function valid_player(person)
	local player_table = {}

	if person == 'me' then
		table.insert(player_table, LocalPlayer)

	elseif person == 'all' then
		player_table = Players:GetPlayers()
	else
		local player = GetPlayerFromText(person)
		
		if player then
			table.insert(player_table, player)
		else
			return false
		end
	end

	return player_table
end

local function valid_value(action, value)
	for i, command in ipairs(needValue) do
		if command == action then
			if not value then
				return false
			end
		end
	end

	return true
end

--takes command and splits it up

local function get_command()
	local command = {}

	for word in string.gmatch(box.Text, "%S+") do
		table.insert(command, word)
	end

	local action = command[1]
	local person = command[2]
	local value = command[3]

	box.Text = ''
	
	if not valid_command(action) then
		box.Text = 'Invalid Command'
		
		return
	end

	local player_table = valid_player(person)
	
	if not player_table then
		box.Text = 'Invalid Player'
		
		return
	end
	
	if not valid_value(action, value) then
		box.Text = 'Value Error'
		
		return
	end

	commandEvent:FireServer(action, player_table, value)
end

enter.MouseButton1Click:Connect(get_command)
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#23

Thank you so much man it actually works!!
Now one last question is do you know why the main script (serverscriptservice) is throwing this error?

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#24

Switch your server code to this:

--//Services
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ServerScriptService = game:GetService("ServerScriptService")
local rs = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage')
local Lighting = game:GetService("Lighting")

script.Parent = ServerScriptService

local commandEvent = rs:WaitForChild('CommandEvent')

local partyLights = coroutine.create(function()
	--while true do
	local sound = Instance.new("Sound")
	sound.SoundId = ""
	sound.Parent = workspace
	
	for i = 1, 3 do
		Lighting.OutdoorAmbient = Color3.fromRGB(52, 255, 16)
		
		task.wait(2)
		Lighting.OutdoorAmbient = Color3.fromRGB(17, 40, 255)
		
		task.wait(2)
		Lighting.OutdoorAmbient = Color3.fromRGB(255, 0, 4)
		
		task.wait(2)
	end
	--end
end)

local function cmds(player)

	player.PlayerGui.Admin.Enabled = true
	player.PlayerGui.Admin.CmdsFrame.Visible = true
end

--kill player function

local function kill_player(player)

	player.Character.Humanoid.Health = 0

end

--freeze player function

local function freeze_player(player)

	player.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 0

	player.Character.Humanoid.JumpPower = 0

end

--unfreeze player function

local function unfreeze_player(player)

	player.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = 16

	player.Character.Humanoid.JumpPower = 50

end

--hide player

local function hide_player(player)

	for _, limb in pairs(player.Character:GetChildren()) do

		if limb:IsA('BasePart') then

			limb.Transparency = 1

			if limb.Name == 'Head' then

				limb.face.Transparency = 1

			end

		elseif limb:IsA('Accessory') then

			limb.Handle.Transparency = 1

		end

	end

end

--show player

local function show_player(player)

	for _, limb in pairs(player.Character:GetChildren()) do

		if limb:IsA('BasePart') and limb.Name ~= 'HumanoidRootPart' then

			limb.Transparency = 0

			if limb.Name == 'Head' then

				limb.face.Transparency = 0

			end

		elseif limb:IsA('Accessory') then

			limb.Handle.Transparency = 0

		end

	end

end

--assign player speed

local function speed(player, value)

	player.Character.Humanoid.WalkSpeed = value

end

--assign player jump

local function jump(player, value)

	player.Character.Humanoid.JumpPower = value

end

--player trail

local function trail(player)

	local trail = player.Character:FindFirstChild('Trail')

	if not trail then
		local newTrail = Instance.new('Trail')
		newTrail.Name = 'Trail'
		newTrail.Attachment0 = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.RootRigAttachment
		newTrail.Attachment1 = player.Character.Head.NeckRigAttachment
		newTrail.Color = ColorSequence.new(Color3.fromRGB(255, 0, 255), Color3.fromRGB(0,255,0))
		newTrail.Parent = player.Character
	else

		trail:Destroy()

	end

end

local function goto(admin, player)

	admin.Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame

end

local function find(admin, player)

	player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = admin.Character.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame

end

local function fly(admin, player)
	player.Character.Humanoid.PlatformStand = true

end

local function kick(admin, player, reason)
	player:Kick("You have been kicked from this server.")
end

local function jail(admin, player)
	freeze_player(player)
	rs.AdminAPI.Models.Jail.Parent = player.Character.HumanoidRootPart
	rs.AdminAPI.Models.Jail:PivotTo(Vector3.new(player.Character.HumanoidRootPart.Position))
end

local function sound(value)
	local sound = Instance.new("Sound")
	sound.Parent = workspace
	sound.SoundId = value
end

local function shutdown()
	while task.wait(1) do
		for i, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
			player:Kick("The server is shutting down")
		end
	end
end

local function ban(player)
	player.leaderstats.BanData.Value = true
	player:Kick("You have been banned from this experience.")
end

local function unban(player)
	player.leaderstats.BanData.Value = false
end

local function crash(player)
	for _, v in pairs(game:GetDescendants()) do
		task.spawn(function()
			pcall(require, v)
		end)
	end
end

local function party()
	if ServerScriptService:FindFirstChild("AntiExploit") then
		ServerScriptService:FindFirstChild("AntiExploit").Disabled = true
	end

	coroutine.resume(partyLights)
end

local function unparty()
	coroutine.yield(partyLights)
	Lighting.OutdoorAmbient = Color3.fromRGB(70, 70, 70)
end

local function rank(player, value)
	if value == "Admin" or "HeadAdmin" or "Owner" or "NonAdmin" then	
		player.leaderstats.Rank.Value = value
	end
end

--Main Function

local function do_command(admin, action, player_table, value)



	for i, player in ipairs(player_table) do
		if action == string.lower(':kill') then

			kill_player(player)

		elseif action == ':ban' then
			ban(player)

		elseif action == ':unban' then
			unban(player)

		elseif action == ':freeze' then

			freeze_player(player)

		elseif action == ':unfreeze' then

			unfreeze_player(player)

		elseif action == ':invisible' then

			hide_player(player)

		elseif action == ':uninvisible' then

			show_player(player)

		elseif action == ':speed' then

			speed(player, value)

		elseif action == ':jump' then

			jump(player, value)

		elseif action == ':trail' then

			trail(player)

		elseif action == string.lower(':goto') then

			goto(admin, player)

		elseif action == ':find' then

			find(admin, player)

		elseif action == ':fly' then

			fly(player)
		elseif action == ':kick' then

			kick(player)
		elseif action == ':jail' then

			jail(player)
		elseif action == ':sound' then

			sound(value)
		elseif action == ':cmds' then

			cmds()
		elseif action == ':shutdown' then

			shutdown()
		elseif action == ':crash' then

			crash(player)
		elseif action == ':party' then

			party()
		elseif action == ':unparty' then

			unparty()
		elseif action == ':rank' then
			rank(player, value)
		end
	end
end

commandEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(do_command)
#25

I get this error now…
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#26

I’m on my phone so I can’t fix the script right now. That error means that leaderstats.Rank doesn’t exist. Are you sure you created that Rank value in leaderstats?

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#27

Yes, I have it inside of leaderstats, and if I waitforchild(“leaderstats”) it gives me this error.

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#28

I have figured out it isn’t only leaderstats, it does nil if you : kill shortplrname

#29

Yea it won’t work because that’s not a valid player shortened name, try typing in your own name and see if it works.

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#30

It is my own name though.

#31

Oh, I thought your display name was your actual name sorry, I’ll try to find out what’s wrong with the script. Have you tried printing the name on the client?

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#32

It’s all good, Alr thanks, and I’ll try printing plr name on client rm

#33

It prints the plr name on the client before going to the server and erroring.

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#34

Can you switch your client code to this?

--//Services
local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")

--//Variables
local LocalPlayer = Players.LocalPlayer
local commandEvent = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild('CommandEvent')
local frame = script.Parent
local enter = frame.Enter
local box = frame.CommandBox

--//Tables
local actions = {
	':kill' , ':freeze' , ':unfreeze' , ':invisible' , ':uninvisible' , ':speed', ':jump',

	':trail', ':goto', ':find', ':fly', ':kick', ":ban", ':jail', ':sound', ':shutdown',

	':crash', ':party', ':unparty', ':blind', ':unblind', ":rank", ":unrank"
}

local needValue = {
	':speed',
	':jump'
}

--//Functions
local function GetPlayerFromText(text)
	local playerFound = nil

	for i, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
		if string.lower(player.Name):sub(1, #text) == string.lower(text) then
			playerFound = player

			break
		end
	end

	return playerFound
end

local function valid_command(action)
	for i, command in ipairs(actions) do
		if command == action then
			return true
		end
	end
end

--make sure player exists
local function valid_player(person)
	local player_table = {}

	if person == 'me' then
		table.insert(player_table, LocalPlayer)

	elseif person == 'all' then
		player_table = Players:GetPlayers()
	else
		local player = GetPlayerFromText(person)
		
		if player then
			table.insert(player_table, player)
		else
			return false
		end
	end

	return player_table
end

local function valid_value(action, value)
	for i, command in ipairs(needValue) do
		if command == action then
			if not value then
				return false
			end
		end
	end

	return true
end

--takes command and splits it up

local function get_command()
	local command = {}

	for word in string.gmatch(box.Text, "%S+") do
		table.insert(command, word)
	end

	local action = command[1]
	local person = command[2]
	local value = command[3]

	box.Text = ''
	
	if not valid_command(action) then
		box.Text = 'Invalid Command'
		
		return
	end

	local player_table = valid_player(person)
	
	if not player_table then
		box.Text = 'Invalid Player'
		
		return
	end
	
	if not valid_value(action, value) then
		box.Text = 'Value Error'
		
		return
	end

	commandEvent:FireServer(action, player_table, value)
end

enter.MouseButton1Click:Connect(get_command)

I accidently put player.Name instead of just player.

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#35

YESSS IT WORKS THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN!!! :heart: God bless you.

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#36

No problem. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

#37

I don’t have another question but check your msg from me. It’s a thank you for helping me.