How would I get the tabe of players from a script to another script?

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#1

So I made a module, used that to make a table for my server script. Now I was wondering, how would I get the table from the server script to my local script? If so could you please show an example?

Help would be much appreciated, thanks.

#2

Most likely with some form of remote/bindable function. You can just pass the table as an argument depending on the the use case. Sorry no code, but just read up on these things and I think you’ll see they solve your issue.

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#3

I think you would like Remote Events would help you. These can help you get from Client to server and back, for example if you have a script in server script service and one in startergui:

Local Script:
local remoteevent = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent
remoteevent:FireServer(“Hello world!”)

Server:
local remoteevent = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvent
RemoteEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(playerwhosent, message))
print(message)
end
you can replace the message with your table

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#4

Ok, remote events it is!

How would I be able to get a table of players so:

local players = gameModule.playersInRound

and get it to my client script

#5

Well, you need to make server script to have this code:

local remoteevent = wherever you made your remote event, likely in replicated storage
–now we fire the server, with the table
remoteevent:FireClient(players)

Your client should have this:
local remoteevent = wherever you made your remote event, likely in replicated storage
local players = nil
remoteevent.OnClientEven:Connect(function(player, playerst)
players = playerst
end)
And it should work.

#6

You also should make sure you have made your remote event, like what i put in the code, likely in replicatedstorage, so that both client and server can easily access it.

#7

What do you mean by that???

Ok so here’s what I did! So first I got the remote event I created from replicated storage.

local playerEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("PlayerEvent")

Next, I fired the client with the players

local players = gameModule.playersInRound
playerEvent:FireClient(players)

Then, I went to my client script and got the remote even once again.
And lastly, I created the function.

playerEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
	
end)

But where do I go to get the table???

#8

You need to define this:
playerEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(plr, players) --plr, players is there
end

#9

so the players is the variable I used for the server side correct. So its the variable that stored the players.

#10

so thats why i named it playerst instead of players

#11

My goal here is so I get the table and use it for this:

previous.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	playerEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
	end)
	local players = playerEvent
	print("clicked")
	local max = #players
	num = num - 1
	print(num)
	if num < 1 then
		num = max
	end
	if num >= 0 then
		print("num is greater than 0")
		local player = players[num]
		local playerLocation = game.Players:FindFirstChild(player.Name)
		print(player.Name)
		if playerLocation then
			print("player location")
			camera.CameraSubject = playerLocation.Character.Humanoid
			status.Text = player.Name
		end
	end
end)

I want to get the table and make the varaiable = to players
Do you get my point?

#12

previous.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
local players = nil
playerEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(plr, playerst)
players = playerst
end)
print(“clicked”)
local max = #players
num = num - 1
print(num)
if num < 1 then
num = max
end
if num >= 0 then
print(“num is greater than 0”)
local player = players[num]
local playerLocation = game.Players:FindFirstChild(player.Name)
print(player.Name)
if playerLocation then
print(“player location”)
camera.CameraSubject = playerLocation.Character.Humanoid
status.Text = player.Name
end
end
end)

This might work

#13

players is underlined in blue so should I put everything in the function.

previous.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	playerEvent.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(plr, playerst)
		local players = playerst
		print("clicked")
		local max = #players
		num = num - 1
		print(num)
		if num < 1 then
			num = max
		end
		if num >= 0 then
			print("num is greater than 0")
			local player = players[num]
			local playerLocation = game.Players:FindFirstChild(player.Name)
			print(player.Name)
			if playerLocation then
				print("player location")
				camera.CameraSubject = playerLocation.Character.Humanoid
				status.Text = player.Name
			end
		end
	end)
end)
#14

You can use module scripts lol:

--modulescript
local module = {
    playersTable = {}
}

return module

--ServerScript
local mod = require(script.ModuleScript) --// pretend it is in the script
print(mod.playersTable)

--serverscript2
local mod = require(script.ModuleScript)
print(mod.playersTable)

I use this for my Custom Function 2.0

#15

I think that should work. Can you test it? I can’t currently test the code right now.

#16

Not the issue. Why don’t you READ the first post? It will get you the problem.

#17

I am tired rn sorry lol :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

#18

Just use remoteFunctions or remotevents

#19

YES, but the issue here is how do I do that??? how would I get the table I used in the server script

local players = gameModule.playersInRound

and use it in my local script???

#20

You can use a remote or bindable function to do this.

Here’s an example:

local listOfPlayers = {
'Player1',
'Player2'
}

local bindableEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage.GetPlayers

bindableEvent.OnInvoke = function()
    return listOfPlayers
end

local bindableEvent = game.ReplicatedStorage.GetPlayers
local players = bindableEvent:Fire()

print(players) --[[ ->
"Player1",
"Player2"
]]

(Also I’m pretty sure both scripts need to be the same type of script)