I can't detect "Head" in server script

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#1

I did the following:

A ServerScript will detect if RPName.TextLabel(called Name) matches player.Name.
If it matches it will add a Tag to the Chat.
If not, nothing will happen.

Code:
local ChatService = require(game:GetService(“ServerScriptService”):WaitForChild(“ChatServiceRunner”):WaitForChild(“ChatService”))

ChatService.SpeakerAdded:Connect(function(player)
local Speaker = ChatService:GetSpeaker(player)
local character = player.Character
local function xa()
while wait(1) do
if player.Name == character.Head.RPName:FindFirstChild(“Name”).Text then
print(1)
Speaker:SetExtraData(–[[someting]])
Speaker:SetExtraData(–[[someting]])
Speaker:SetExtraData(–[[someting]])
else
–
end
end
end
xa()
end)

Place:test.rbxl (22.3 KB)

What’s the problem?
For some reason I get the following error:image

What am I doing wrong?
Note: for those who downloaded the file, the RPName does not exist in this place, as the problem is not with its location but with the location of the Head.

#2

Its because this

local character = player.Character

is equals to nil becaue the players character has not loaded in yet meaning it does not exist.

to stop this just add this line above it:

repeat wait() until player.Character
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#3

print(“aaaa”)
repeat wait() until player.Character
print(“bbbb”)
local character = player.Character

Looks like that way he’ll never imbibe “bbbb”

#4

can you explain more what you mean I dont understand?

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#5

image
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putting the new line above, now nothing will be read below line 6.
I was supposed to print “finish” but nothing happens.
It was also supposed to give an error that the RPName does not exist but nothing happens in the output either

#6

Ok I didn’t know that the connection return a string so just change the repeat wait() line to

repeat wait() until game.Players:FindFirstChild(player).Character
local character = game.Players:FindFirstChild(player).Character
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#8

SpeakerAdded returns the speakername (playername), not the player instance.
You can use Speaker:GetPlayer(), example:

local ChatService = require(ChatServiceModuleLocation)


local function SpeakerAdded
(SpeakerName)
	local Speaker = ChatService:GetSpeaker(SpeakerName)
	local Player = Speaker:GetPlayer()
	if (Player)
	then
		local Character = Player.Character or Player.CharacterAdded:Wait()
		local Head = Character.Head
		-- Code.
	end	
end


local GetSpeakers = ChatService:GetSpeakerList()
for i = 1, (#GetSpeakers)
do
	task.spawn(SpeakerAdded, GetSpeakers[i])
end
ChatService.SpeakerAdded:Connect(SpeakerAdded)
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#9

There’s no need for a loop like that, read my post for a fixed solution.

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