How to get a player in a server script

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#1

Hello there, i am trying to get a player in a server script but dont know how. I have tried sending a remote to the server and the argument is the player i have tried using the player added event but its not working. Is there any other ways?

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#2

The best way to do this is using the PlayerAdded event:

local PlayerINeed

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	PlayerINeed = Player
end)

If you’re still having issues, I need to know what you need the Player for.

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#3

You need a reference to the player, ex from a PlayerAdded event.

local Players = game:GetService('Players')

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	print(Player .. ' has joined the server.')
end)
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#4

A player added event breaks my script if the script I’m doing is in it

#5

How does it break?
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#6

I don’t know how it does…, It just breaks so I won’t use it…

#7

What is your current code?
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#8

When you say it “breaks”, you mean the script won’t run just cause of the event?

#9

It’s when a player is added it gets the parameter player then in the same bit of code in the player added event it has if a script errors then it clones a text label into a player

#10

Show us your current code and we can see what you mean.

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#11

Basically. The script continues but that part of code breaks

#12

I possibly think that since it is in a player added event whenever a player joins it checks for code errors then when a script does error it won’t clone because it needs another player to be added to check for errors.

#13

We can’t help you without any code.

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#14

[Cannot be empty. aaaaaaaaaaaa]

#15

Alright then it will take me about 3 minutes because I’m on tablet.

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#16

I will tell u the code in the morning since I’m going to bed now.

#17

Here is my script:

local ScriptContext = game:GetService(“ScriptContext”)
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
ScriptContext.Error:Connect(function(message, trace, script)
local PlayerCloneThingy = game.ReplicatedStorage.PlayerCloneThingy
local NewThingy = PlayerCloneThingy:Clone()
NewThingy.Parent = Player
end)
end)

but its not working because i think when a player gets added it runs the error check and when a error does come by it wont run it because it needs a player to be added.

#18

Your reason for this breaking is because you’ve added both threads into the same thread.

Here is a fix ;

--//Services

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local ScriptContext = game:GetService("ScriptContext")

--//Variables 

local PlayerCloneThingy = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("PlayerCloneThingy")

--//Events

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
	local NewThingy = PlayerCloneThingy:Clone()
	NewThingy.Parent = Player
end)

ScriptContext.Error:Connect(function(message, trace, script)
	--do your thing here
end)

Tried it out, should work just fine. Hope it helps!

#19

Would this clone PlayerCloneThingy into the Player when a script errors?, Because thats what i want to try and do.

#20

No, that’s not what you want to do for catching an error. You can do pcall, or xpcall. That’s what you’re looking for to catch an error in a script, the ScriptContext errors are completely different, read this thread about pcall,xpcall, ect.

And this thread about what ScriptContext error really does;