Problem with while loop [SOLVED]

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#21

Still running into the same issue.

#22

Not sure what I can do. The best solution I can think of is having the loop in a separate script and simply making the prompt turn it on and off. But Iā€™m not sure how great of an idea that is.

#23

Then we will have to loop the value status using :GetPropertyChangedSignal function.

local isPlaying = false  -- Variable to track if the TV show is currently playing
local shouldStop = false -- Variable to control the loop termination

-- Function to handle TV show playback
local function playTVShow()
    while not shouldStop do
        script.Parent.Parent.Music:Play()
        Screen.Frame1.Visible = true
        Screen.Frame4.Visible = false
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound.SoundId = Run
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound:Play()
        wait(8)

        Screen.Frame2.Visible = true
        Screen.Frame1.Visible = false
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound.SoundId = Scream
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound:Play()
        wait(8)

        Screen.Frame3.Visible = true
        Screen.Frame2.Visible = false
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound.SoundId = Eat
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound:Play()
        wait(8)

        Screen.Frame4.Visible = true
        Screen.Frame3.Visible = false
        wait(8)
    end
    script.Parent.Parent.Music:Stop()
end

-- Connect to the Status property change event
Status:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
    if Status.Value == true then
        -- Start playing the TV show only if it's not already playing
        if not isPlaying then
            isPlaying = true  -- Set the flag to indicate that the show is now playing
            shouldStop = false -- Reset the loop control variable
            playTVShow()
        end
    else
        -- Handle the case when Status is false
        -- Set the loop control variable to stop the loop
        shouldStop = true
        isPlaying = false  -- Reset the flag when the show stops playing
        -- You can add additional actions here, if needed
    end
end)
#24

The same issue is still happening.

#25

I think its best to just result to putting the loop in a separate script and having the prompt enable and disable that script.

I canā€™t think of any other way.

#26

Thank for all your guys help though I really appreciate it, Iā€™ll leave this post open incase one of guys has an idea in mind.

#27 
local isPlaying = false  -- Variable to track if the TV show is currently playing
local shouldStop = false -- Variable to control the loop termination

-- Function to handle TV show playback
local function playTVShow()
    while true do
        if shouldStop then
            break
        end
        
        script.Parent.Parent.Music:Play()
        Screen.Frame1.Visible = true
        Screen.Frame4.Visible = false
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound.SoundId = Run
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound:Play()
        wait(8)

        Screen.Frame2.Visible = true
        Screen.Frame1.Visible = false
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound.SoundId = Scream
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound:Play()
        wait(8)

        Screen.Frame3.Visible = true
        Screen.Frame2.Visible = false
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound.SoundId = Eat
        script.Parent.Parent.Sound:Play()
        wait(8)

        Screen.Frame4.Visible = true
        Screen.Frame3.Visible = false
        wait(8)
    end
    script.Parent.Parent.Music:Stop()
end

-- Connect to the Status property change event
Status:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
    if Status.Value == true then
        -- Start playing the TV show only if it's not already playing
        if not isPlaying then
            isPlaying = true  -- Set the flag to indicate that the show is now playing
            shouldStop = false -- Reset the loop control variable
            playTVShow()
        end
    else
        -- Handle the case when Status is false
        -- Set the loop control variable to stop the loop
        shouldStop = true
        isPlaying = false  -- Reset the flag when the show stops playing
        -- You can add additional actions here, if needed
    end
end)

I think we can make that the loop break immediately when shouldStop becomes true, regardless of where it is in the loop cycle. If this doesnā€™t work i canā€™t make myself any more ideas

#28

To be honest, I donā€™t think a while true do loop is gonna work for this case. Iā€™ve tried many ways to get to loop to actively check the status of the TV and none of it worked.

#29

I got something for you :slightly_smiling_face: :

--your code...
local function tvshow()
   while Status.Value do
      --all the code of your TV
   end
end

local thread = nil
Status:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Value"):Connect(function()
  if Status.Value and not(thread) then
     thread = task.spawn(tvshow)
  elseif not(Status.Value) and thread then
    task.cancel(thread)
    thread = nil
  end
end)

Using threads to make your TV work should work as normal, but whatā€™s useful here is that you can actually cancel a thread while itā€™s playing. So when Status.Value gets false in the GetProprtyChangedSignal, you can cancel the thread. Please let me know if this worked for you.

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#30

Can you fix this because when I put it itā€™s missing a lot of ends. I tried fixing it but Iā€™m not sure if its in the same vision that you made it so I rather let you fix it.

#31

I think I fixed it rn, sorry for forgetting the "end"s !

#32

Ah wow this actually worked perfectly. Thank you so much I really appreciate it. I never learned task.spawn() so I will need to take some time to figure out what it is and how it works. But once again thank you!

#33

No problem ! It was fun trying to come up with a solution for your problem, also be sure to mark my post as a solution too !

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#34

Yes I know, thank you so much!

#35

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