Invalid argument #1 to 'random' (interval is empty)

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#1

Hello There!
I am Trying to Make A Script which Randomly Picks a Food Model In A Folder Called “ClickableFood” and Randomize Its Position.

When I Test the Script, I Get The Error : invalid argument #1 to 'random' (interval is empty)
The Error Hangs Up on the Line image

Here is the Full Script :

local FoodPositionEvents = game.ReplicatedStorage.FoodPositionEvents

FoodPositionEvents.Position1.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()

	local FoodsFolder = game.Workspace.ClickableFood
	local FoodPositionsFolder = game.Workspace.FoodPositions

	local Foods = FoodsFolder:GetChildren()
	local RandomFoodIndex = math.random(#Foods)
	local ChosenRandomFood = Foods[RandomFoodIndex]
	print(ChosenRandomFood)

	local Positions = FoodPositionsFolder:GetChildren()
	local RandomPositionIndex = math.random(#Positions)
	local ChosenPosition = Positions[RandomPositionIndex]
	print(ChosenPosition)
	script.Position1.Value = ChosenPosition.Name
	wait(0.5)
	
	local SelectedFoodClone = FoodsFolder:FindFirstChild(ChosenRandomFood.Name):Clone()
	local ThePositionPart = FoodPositionsFolder:FindFirstChild(ChosenPosition.Name)

	SelectedFoodClone.Parent = game.Workspace
	for i, v in pairs(SelectedFoodClone:GetChildren()) do
		if v:IsA("Part") then
			v.Position = ThePositionPart.Position
			wait(0.2)
			v:FindFirstChild("ClickBox").Position = v.Position
		end
	end
end)

Thanks for Reading!

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#2

Check if length of the table it’s zero.
Before Lua 5.3 (therefore Luau which is based on 5.1), math.random(x) is essentially math.random(1, x), and 1 > 0 therefore it errors because the minimum is higher than the maximum.

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#3

You forgot to put a number before your first argument on your math.random function call

EDIT: sorry my brain broke not sure if this is accurate, so do as @Blockzez suggested

#4

If you use math.random(#table) then it picks from 1 - the length of the table.

#5

Yep sorry about that, I made a mistake

#6

I Did Not Quite Understand What You Mean to Say. If i Am Right, i checked the Folder which Contains the Food Models

#7

The length of the FoodFolder is zero, based on the error message (no other positive integers unless overflown will throw an error for math.random(#x) with a message like this).

If you print #Foods, you might find that it prints 0, and math.random(0) errors in Luau.

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