How to use string.split for a locater spell?

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#1

This scripts mimics a spell where you are able to see a character if you say the spell and their username but it doesn’t seem to work and I’m quite confused…

Local Script

local players = game.Players
local player = players.LocalPlayer
local Character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local ReplicatedS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local PainEvent = ReplicatedS:WaitForChild("locate")
local Debounce = true 
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
local connect 
local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")

local canUseSpells = false

game.ReplicatedStorage.locatecam.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(player, target, item)
	if target and item and player  then
		if canUseSpells == false then
			
			game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
			game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = game.Workspace.players:FindFirstChild(target.Name).Head.CFrame

			wait(4)
			game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Fixed
			canUseSpells = true
			wait(2)
			canUseSpells = false
		else
			warn("cannot use spells")
		end
	end
end)

player.Chatted:Connect(function(msg)
	local str1 = string.split(msg,"faire a voir la re") -- spell
	local str2 = string.split(msg,"") -- name
	 
	if  str1 == string.lower("faire a voir la re") and game.Workspace:WaitForChild(str2).Name  and Debounce == true and Character.Humanoid.Health > 0  then
		Debounce = false
		print("worked")
		PainEvent:FireServer(str2)
		wait(20)
		Debounce = true
	end
end)

ServerScript

local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.CharacterFiles.WitchEvents.locate
local event2 = game.ReplicatedStorage.CharacterFiles.WitchEvents.locatecam

local function Name(name)
	for _, player in pairs(game.Workspace.players:GetChildren()) do
		if player.Name:l() == name:lower() then
			return player
		end
	end
end

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, PlayerName, ItemName)
	if ItemName then
		local theItem = game.ReplicatedStorage.LocatorName:FindFirstChild(ItemName)
		if theItem then
			event2:FireClient(Player,theItem)
		end
	end
	
	if PlayerName then
		local str = Name(PlayerName)
		if str then
			event2:FireClient(Player,PlayerName)
		end
	end
end)

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, PlayerName, ItemName)
	local target = Name(PlayerName)
	if target then
		local TargetCharacter = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(target.Name)
		event2:FireClient(target)
	elseif ItemName then
		event2:FireClient(ItemName)
	else
		warn("Not found")
	end
end)
#2

Server Script
The player’s name is a string and it does not have a function called l, make this lower instead, like you did with the input name which is a string.

local event = game.ReplicatedStorage.CharacterFiles.WitchEvents.locate
local event2 = game.ReplicatedStorage.CharacterFiles.WitchEvents.locatecam

local function Name(name)
	for _, player in pairs(game.Workspace.players:GetChildren()) do
		if player.Name:lower() == name:lower() then
			return player
		end
	end
end

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, PlayerName, ItemName)
	if ItemName then
		local theItem = game.ReplicatedStorage.LocatorName:FindFirstChild(ItemName)
		if theItem then
			event2:FireClient(Player,theItem)
		end
	end
	
	if PlayerName then
		local str = Name(PlayerName)
		if str then
			event2:FireClient(Player,PlayerName)
		end
	end
end)

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, PlayerName, ItemName)
	local target = Name(PlayerName)
	if target then
		local TargetCharacter = game.Workspace:FindFirstChild(target.Name)
		event2:FireClient(target)
	elseif ItemName then
		event2:FireClient(ItemName)
	else
		warn("Not found")
	end
end)
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#3

If the player name is after the str1 part of the message, then I’m assuming there is another word after that which is the player name. Use str1[2] (which is the message after str1[1] = "faire a voir la re") instead of splitting "" from the message.
If you wanted to split for every space in the message you’d use " ", not "".

LocalScript 
local players = game.Players
local player = players.LocalPlayer
local Character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local ReplicatedS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local PainEvent = ReplicatedS:WaitForChild("locate")
local Debounce = true 
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
local connect 
local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")

local canUseSpells = false

game.ReplicatedStorage.locatecam.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(player, target, item)
	if target and item and player  then
		if canUseSpells == false then
			
			game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
			game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = game.Workspace.players:FindFirstChild(target.Name).Head.CFrame

			wait(4)
			game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Fixed
			canUseSpells = true
			wait(2)
			canUseSpells = false
		else
			warn("cannot use spells")
		end
	end
end)

player.Chatted:Connect(function(msg)
	local str1 = string.split(msg,"faire a voir la re") -- spell
	local str2 = string.split(msg,"") -- name
	 
	if  str1 == string.lower("faire a voir la re") and game.Workspace:WaitForChild(str2).Name  and Debounce == true and Character.Humanoid.Health > 0  then
		Debounce = false
		print("worked")
		PainEvent:FireServer(str2)
		wait(20)
		Debounce = true
	end
end)

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#4

But for some reason it does not fire the event

#5

Use FindFirstChild and you don’t need to check if it has a name. If you’re looking for a playing, look for them in the Players service, not workspace

LocalScript 
local players = game.Players
local player = players.LocalPlayer
local Character = player.Character or player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
local ReplicatedS = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local PainEvent = ReplicatedS:WaitForChild("locate")
local Debounce = true 
local mouse = player:GetMouse()
local connect 
local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService")

local canUseSpells = false

game.ReplicatedStorage.locatecam.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(player, target, item)
	if target and item and player  then
		if canUseSpells == false then
			
			game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Scriptable
			game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CFrame = game.Workspace.players:FindFirstChild(target.Name).Head.CFrame

			wait(4)
			game.Workspace.CurrentCamera.CameraType = Enum.CameraType.Fixed
			canUseSpells = true
			wait(2)
			canUseSpells = false
		else
			warn("cannot use spells")
		end
	end
end)

player.Chatted:Connect(function(msg)
	local str1 = string.split(msg,"faire a voir la re") -- spell
	local str2 = str1[2] -- name
	 
	if  str1[1] == string.lower("faire a voir la re") and game.Players:FindFirstChild(str2)  and Debounce == true and Character.Humanoid.Health > 0  then
		Debounce = false
		print("worked")
		PainEvent:FireServer(str2)
		wait(20)
		Debounce = true
	end
end)
#6

The script still seems to not do anything, it also does not print anything