I can't figure out why my script can't find something that's there

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#1

I’m trying to figure out why my script won’t find a StringValue called CurrentServer even though it’s looking in the right place.

I have tried to use wait for child, and that didn’t seem to work.

local Cur = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent:WaitForChild("CurrentServer")

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	
	Cur.Value = "".. script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Server.Text ..""
	script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Server.Bar.Server.Text = "".. Cur.Value ..""
	game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvents.AddPlayer:FireServer(Cur.Value, game.Players.LocalPlayer.Name)
	
end)

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#2

What is the error in the output window (if there is any?)

EDIT: It doesn’t even look like you’re indexing CurrentServer…

#3

Oof it didn’t copy paste sorry.

Edit: Fixed. Also, output is it saying it doesn’t exist in the Folder (PlayerGui) even though it should.

#4

formatting the string value like Cur.Value = ""..thing.Text.."" is unnecessary, just do Cur.Value = thing.Text

also your “Cur” variable is going through so many parents, seems easy to skip or mess up, and might be your problem.

for example, do

local Cur = game.ReplicatedStorage.RemoteEvents:WaitForChild("CurrentServer")

instead of

local Cur = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent:WaitForChild("CurrentServer")

the former is much simpler to index and organize.

Could we see your server code? perhaps the issue is there.