How to I run text from a textbox as a script?

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#1

Hello, I’m making a game so that you can learn Lua and write your own code.

How would I run the text from a textbox so that it would work as a normal script?

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#2

May be wrong but I think you could use script.Source

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#3

Ok, I will do some research into that and let you know what I find

#4

This is it: Script.Source (roblox.com)

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#5

No ok it cannot be used, sorry

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#6

Yeah, I just saw that it is protected. Thanks for the help though

#7

Note: script.Source is only for plugins, won’t work for normal scripts.

You will have to use loadstring() function. Check this out: How to use loadstrings?

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#8

Thank you! I’ll see if this is what I’m looking for

#9

When I tried testing it, I got this error:

 loadstring() is not available
#10

Also remember, loadsting() can only be used on Server Script, so you will have to send the text from client to server by using remote events. And then server will execute it.

#11

I know, I used it on a server script. Specifically on serverscriptservice

#12

Set LoadstringEnabled to true. (it’s a property of Server Script Service)

#13

Just use loadstrings.

For an example

button.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	local Success, Error = pcall(function()
		loadstring(tostring(textbox.Text))()
	end)
	
	if Success then
		print("Code ran succesfully")
	else
		assert(false, Error)
	end
end)
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