How to detect if the player is holding on the button

[Msgme_4issues]

Hi, there.
I am trying to continue printing (“.”) in the output while the player click and holds a GUI button. And when they stop I want it to stop printing (“.”)

Local script in a ui button

local Button = script.Parent

local Clicked = false

Button.MouseButton1Down:Connect(function(plr)
	Clicked = true

	game.ReplicatedStorage.folder.Eventa:FireServer(plr)
	while Clicked do
		wait(.2)
	end
	game.ReplicatedStorage.folder.Eventb:FireServer(plr)
end)

Button.MouseButton1Up:Connect(function(plr)
	Clicked = false
end)

Script in serverscriptservice

game.ReplicatedStorage.folder.Eventa.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
	local a = true
	while a == true do
		task.wait(1)
		print(".")
	end
	game.ReplicatedStorage.folder.Eventb.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
		a = false
	end)
end)

Issue I am running into is when the player only clicks the button it continues printing (“.”) and doesn’t stop.

[neweve2323 (block)]

@Msgme_4issues

while a == true do
		task.wait(1)
		print(".")
	end
	game.ReplicatedStorage.folder.Eventb.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
		a = false
	end)

The while loop will yield, causing the OnServerEvent of Eventb to not run. Move that ahead of the while loop and it will stop the print

@Msgme_4issues

OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)

I also recommend changing this to :Once to prevent memory leaks

[Msgme_4issues]

Thanks for your reply!
I tried doing this:

@Msgme_4issues

game.ReplicatedStorage.folder.Eventb.OnServerEvent:Once(function(plr)
a = false
while a == true do
		task.wait(1)
		print(".")
	end
	
	end)

Now it won’t print(“.”) at all

[neweve2323 (block)]

@Msgme_4issues

a = false
while a == true do
		task.wait(1)
		print(".")
	end

a is false so it doesn’t print lol. Anyways this is not going to work, I mean placing it ahead like this:

game.ReplicatedStorage.folder.Eventa.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr)
	local a = true
	game.ReplicatedStorage.folder.Eventb.OnServerEvent:Once(function(plr)
		a = false
	end)
	while a == true do
		task.wait(1)
		print(".")
	end
end)

[Msgme_4issues]

Thanks for your help!!

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[2112Jay]

Not sure if you fixed this or not … this sure looks odd.
The logic in your local script is a bit off and I’m not sure why you’re firing a remote here.
Here is a very simple local script that will do what you want …
If you’re really doing something else here the is a good base.

local Button = script.Parent
local Clicked = false

local function PrintDots()
	while Clicked do
		print(".")
		task.wait(0.33)
	end
end

Button.MouseButton1Down:Connect(function()
	Clicked = true
	PrintDots()
end)

Button.MouseButton1Up:Connect(function()
	Clicked = false
end)