Passing instances from server storage to client with remote function

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#12

Not really sure, but it’s a string, it’s not an instance, you can’t do anything with it. It is worth testing, try to send an instance from the client to the server and see the result.

#13 
RemoteFunction:OnServerInvoke = function(player)
local Data = {}
Data[Instance.Name] = Instance
return Data
end

Does this will worked?

#14

nil means that there is nothing there. It will return nil because the client cannot access it.
It has to exist on both server and client.

Example:
Server

local Event = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage').Event
local instance = game:GetService('ServerStorage').instance

Event:FireAllClients(instance, instance.Name)

Client

local Event = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):WaitForChild('Event')

Event.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(Object, ObjectName)
	print(type(Object)) --> nil
	print(ObjectName) --> instance, because it is a string
end)
#15

I’m using remote function in this case, what’s the purpose of string that passed to client?

#16

There can be a purpose if you want it to be, but you cannot send instances, as I showed you above.
You’ll need to find another solution that both the client and server has access to.

#17

I said if it’s sent as a key inside of a dictionary, if you sent something like

Event:FireAllClients({[instance] = true})

and looped through the dictionary in the client

Event.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(dict)
	for i, v in pairs(dict) do 
       print(i, v) -- <instance> something true, I think
    end
end)

perhaps I’m wrong about this.

And it is possible to send instances after doing some work.

#18

The index will be nil, value will be true
In other words: nil = true.

#19

Did you try the code? If so, that interesting. I remember getting similar results, unless it’s something else.

#20

I’m no good at HTTPS service. 30 characters

#21

Nothing involves Http service here. It’s just using remote events, which you’ll get around after some experience.

#22

I know how to pass data on remote event and function, but passing instances idk.

#23

Server

local Event = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage').Event
local instance = game:GetService('ServerStorage').instance

local Dict = {instance = true}

Event:FireAllClients(Dict)

Client

local Event = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):WaitForChild('Event')

Event.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(Dict)
	for index, value in pairs(Dict) do
		print(index, value) -- index = string (instance's name), value = boolean (true)
	end
end)
#24

As we told you multiple times, it’s not possible. You also can’t pass things like Vector3s and CFrames (userdatas). You need to serialize them, and send them over, then deserialize them.

#25

So I should put the temporary model on replicated storage or anything else that not visible to player but accessible.

#26

ReplicatedStorage is a good solution for your project.

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#27

I’ll clone the temporary models to replicated storage then when voting ends should I delete them after?

#28

Do that, and yes, if they are no longer needed, call :Destroy() on the model(s).

#29

Since I know how to sort things, maybe that’s the solution of my problem.

#30

Thanks to everyone who tried their best to help me out :grin::sparkling_heart:

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#31

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It shows both <Instance> and the instance’s name.