How would I run a script from ServerScriptService when a player presses a button in StarterGui?

Xitral · May 17, 2020, 1:42pm

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What do you want to achieve?
I want to be able to have a single script that is able to change the text that is displayed on a GUI based on which button a player presses.
What is the issue?
I am new to scripting and I am stumped as to how I can do this. I have checked all Roblox wiki articles about GUI buttons and none seem to use a single script. I need the script to be able to differentiate between which button a player pressed and when.
What solutions have you tried so far?

I have tried reading input from the console: Is there a way of getting input from the console in Roblox?
I read this on the dev wiki: Creating a Scrolling Frame GUI
And I have read this as well: GuiButton.MouseButton1Click

Current Script

-- -- QUICK VARIABLES --
local GUI = script.Parent.Parent
local Frame = script.Parent
local Scroll = script.parent.Information
local toggled = false

-- BUTTONS
local MercuryButton = game.StarterGui.Zoomer.Planets.Mercury
local VenusButton = game.StarterGui.Zoomer.Planets.Venus
local EarthButton = game.StarterGui.Zoomer.Planets.Earth
local MarsButton = game.StarterGui.Zoomer.Planets.Mars
local JupiterButton = game.StarterGui.Zoomer.Planets.Jupiter
local SaturnButton = game.StarterGui.Zoomer.Planets.Saturn
local UranusButton = game.StarterGui.Zoomer.Planets.Uranus
local NeptuneButton = game.StarterGui.Zoomer.Planets.Neptune
local PlutoButton = game.StarterGui.Zoomer.Planets.Pluto

-- PLANETS --
local Mercury = workspace.Inner.Mercury
local Venus = workspace.Inner.Venus
local Earth = workspace.Inner.Earth
local Mars = workspace.Inner.Mars
local Jupiter = workspace.Outer.Jupiter
local Saturn = workspace.Outer.Saturn
local Uranus = workspace.Outer.Uranus
local Neptune = workspace.Outer.Neptune
local Pluto = workspace.Outer.Pluto

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Thank you for your help!

sjr04 · May 17, 2020, 1:44pm

You don’t.

The server should not handle user input or user interface. The simple answer is to use a LocalScript instead.

Xitral · May 17, 2020, 1:45pm

Would I have to replicate a script in each button for it to work?

sjr04 · May 17, 2020, 1:45pm

No? You can use one local script to power all of the buttons

Xitral · May 17, 2020, 1:46pm

Okay, so I should convert my server script to a local script?

Xitral · May 17, 2020, 1:50pm

Okay, I just converted it over to local and it works perfectly. Thank you for your help!