How do I get my if statement to run again?

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#1

How do I get my while true loop to work after the enabled variable turns true?

local Brick = script.Parent
local PP = script.Parent.ProximityPrompt
local Rewards = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Rewards)

local Enabled = false
local Status = "Off"

if Enabled then
	while true do -- when enabled turns true, I want this loop to run, but it doesn't work.
		wait(3)
		for _, plr in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
			local cash = plr:FindFirstChild("leaderstats")
			if cash then
				cash.Cash.Value = cash.Cash.Value + Rewards.FreeMoney
			end
		end
	end
else
	print("not enabled, status: "..Status)
end

PP.Triggered:Connect(function()
	Enabled = true
	local Status = "On"
	print("enabled, status: "..Status)
end)
#2

I think you have to make some kind of loop before because the ‘if’ statement only checks if its true once, unless its inside another loop.

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#3

Put it in a

while value == value2 do
--code
task.wait() --You can add a second or something if you want
end

or you can put a repeat loop until the value is what you want. then put the code under it.

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#4

This doesn’t seem to work, I dunno if I did it wrong or what.
What happens is the output is flooded w/ the print statement in “else”, and if I remove the Enabled2 variable and make the loop that surrounds the if statement, the proximity prompt doesn’t work :confused:

local Brick = script.Parent
local PP = script.Parent.ProximityPrompt
local Rewards = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Rewards)

local Enabled = false
local Enabled2 = false
local Status = "Off"

while Enabled == Enabled2 do
	if Enabled then
		while true do
			wait(3)
			for _, plr in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
				local cash = plr:FindFirstChild("leaderstats")
				if cash then
					cash.Cash.Value = cash.Cash.Value + Rewards.FreeMoney
				end
			end
		end
	else
		print("not enabled, status: "..Status)
	end
	task.wait(1)
end

PP.Triggered:Connect(function()
	Enabled = true
	Enabled2 = true
	local Status = "On"
	print("enabled, status: "..Status)
end)
#5

Yeah I accidently put the Comment to put your code inside the loop. You leave a wait in there then put it outside, There may be a better way, tho.

#6

Instead of a bool variable, create a boolValue somewhere, and then you can just use .Changed to run code when it changes to true. Kinda simple but it should work

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#7

now it just runs automatically, whether the boolvalue is on or not.

#8

what does the code look like now? maybe you forgot to change your if statement to “if Enabled.Value == true then”

#9 
local PP = script.Parent.ProximityPrompt
local Rewards = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Rewards)
local Enabled = script.Parent.Enabled

local Status = "Off"

while Enabled.Value == true do
	wait(3)
	if Enabled then
		while true do
			wait(3)
			for _, plr in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
				local cash = plr:FindFirstChild("leaderstats")
				if cash then
					cash.Cash.Value = cash.Cash.Value + Rewards.FreeMoney
					print("collecting money!")
				end
			end
		end
	else
		print("not enabled, status: "..Status)
	end
end

PP.Triggered:Connect(function()
	Enabled.Value = true
	local Status = "On"
	print("enabled, status: "..Status)
end)
#10

I was about to go to bed, but then the solution came to my mind. I needed to put the if statement in a function.

local Brick = script.Parent
local PP = script.Parent.ProximityPrompt
local Rewards = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Rewards)
local Enabled = script.Parent.Enabled

local Status = "Off"

local function EarnCash()
	if Enabled then
		while true do
			wait(3)
			for _, plr in pairs(game.Players:GetChildren()) do
				local cash = plr:FindFirstChild("leaderstats")
				if cash then
					cash.Cash.Value = cash.Cash.Value + Rewards.FreeMoney
					print("collecting money!")
				end
			end
		end
	else
		print("not enabled, status: "..Status)
	end
end

PP.Triggered:Connect(function()
	Enabled.Value = true
	local Status = "On"
	print("enabled, status: "..Status)
	EarnCash()
end)