How do i make a script that runs if a player touches the parent part

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#1

im trying to make a script that runs if a player touches a part but idk how to

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#2 
local parent_part = script.Parent

parent_part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    print("parent part touched")
end)
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#3

ive done the same thing-ish but it doesnt work im kinda new to this so bear with me plz

local parentpart = script.Parent

parent_part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    game.StarterGui.some.TextLabel.Text = "oddman"
end)
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#4

first off you can’t modify things in startergui. you need to get the player first local Player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent) then to change the textlabel you can do Player.PlayerGui.some.TextLabel.Text

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#5

If you add a print("This runs") in your function/touch event. Then you can make sure it works properly, that way you can figure out that this part does work:

parent:part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)

and it’s the code inside that’s something wrong with.

Another issue though, you have called your variable “parentpart”, but reference “parent_part”. Both needs to be exactly the same name, any capitalization or character difference, and you’re creating or referencing a different variable.

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#6 
local parent_part = script.Parent

parent_part.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    local player = hit.Parent:GetPlayerFromCharacter()
    if player then
        player.PlayerGui.some.TextLabel.Text = "oddman"
    end
end)
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