Script Error please help

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#1

So my here’s my problem i have been watching some scripting tutorials and i decided to make a checkpoint but my script isn’t working this is what i get in my output
(Workspace.Checkpoint.Checkpoint:20: attempt to call a nil value)
heres my script
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—local checkpoint = script.Parent

function stepOnCheckpoint(part)

-- check If its a player that stepped on the checkpoint
if part.Parent and part.Parent:FindFirstChild('Humanoid') then
	
	--picks the right player
	local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(part.Parent)		
	--get the saved checkpoint data
	local CheckpointData = game.ServerStorage:FindFirstChild('CheckpointData')
	--creates the checkpoint data because its not a library item
	if not CheckpointData then
		--Create the checkpoint data
		CheckpointData = Instance.new("Model", game.ServerStorage)
		CheckpointData = 'CheckpointData'
	end
	
	--get the player's saved checkpoints
	local savedCheckpoint = CheckpointData:FindFirstChild(player.Name)
	--Check if the player has no saved checkpoints
	if not savedCheckpoint then
		-- create the players saved checkpoint data
		savedCheckpoint = Instance.new('ObjectValue', CheckpointData)
		savedCheckpoint.Name = player.Name
		
		--Tell the player to respawn at that checkpoint
		function goTocheckpoint()
			wait()
			--get the respawn location
			local location = savedCheckpoint.Value.CFrame 
			--move the character there
			character:WaitForChild('HumanoidRootPart').CFrame = location + vector3.new(0,4,0)
		end
		player.CharacterAdded:Connect(goTocheckpoint)
	end
	savedCheckpoint.value = checkpoint
	
end

end
checkpoint.Touched:Connect(stepOnCheckpoint)
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#2 
CheckpointData = 'CheckpointData'

This line seems to be the cause of it, did you forget to add .Name?

CheckpointData.Name = 'CheckpointData'

Least I think it is that, but that’s one of the first things I saw

#3

That’s probably it let me try it
wait what line is this on i used it more then once oh i see thanks

#4

Your basically setting a instance variable to a string, you’ll need to add a .Name

#5

it didnt work do you see any other problems?

#6

Okay let’s trouble shoot a bit, add some prints for the name of the player and for CheckPointData

print(CheckpointData.Name)
print(player.Name)
--get the player's saved checkpoints
		local savedCheckpoint = CheckpointData:FindFirstChild(player.Name)

It’s one of those that’s causing it

#7

already fixed that part thanks tho

#8

Found it out the error is on line 29 just have to find the error now
another error on 34 too

#9

Okay wait show me an image of what you’re seeing that’s erroring

#10

You forgot to define character.

#11

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its character it says its unkown

#12

Okay yea you didn’t define charact,er, change this

function goTocheckpoint()

To this

function goTocheckpoint(character)
#13

Hm fixed it it still doesnt work

#14

Are you getting anymore red lines?

#15

No but i got a error now Workspace.Checkpoint.Checkpoint:32: attempt to index nil with ‘CFrame’ -

#18

There’s no chance it can be nil though as he does set it at the end to the checkpoint, it could be that he forgot to capitalize Value, as he wrote savedCheckpoint.value = checkpoint

#19

Oh just realized that I missread the code.

#20

Hmm let me check if i get anymore errors

#21

This out, it should have all the fixes mentioned

local checkpoint = script.Parent

function stepOnCheckpoint(part)

	-- check If its a player that stepped on the checkpoint
	if part.Parent and part.Parent:FindFirstChild('Humanoid') then
		
		--picks the right player
		local player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(part.Parent)		
		--get the saved checkpoint data
		local CheckpointData = game.ServerStorage:FindFirstChild('CheckpointData')
		--creates the checkpoint data because its not a library item
		if not CheckpointData then
			--Create the checkpoint data
			CheckpointData = Instance.new("Model", game.ServerStorage)
			CheckpointData.Name = 'CheckpointData'
		end
		
		--get the player's saved checkpoints
		local savedCheckpoint = CheckpointData:FindFirstChild(player.Name)
		--Check if the player has no saved checkpoints
		if not savedCheckpoint then
			-- create the players saved checkpoint data
			savedCheckpoint = Instance.new('ObjectValue', CheckpointData)
			savedCheckpoint.Name = player.Name
			
			--Tell the player to respawn at that checkpoint
			function goTocheckpoint(character)
				wait()
				--get the respawn location
				local location = savedCheckpoint.Value.CFrame 
				--move the character there
				character:WaitForChild('HumanoidRootPart').CFrame = location + vector3.new(0,4,0)
			end
			player.CharacterAdded:Connect(goTocheckpoint)
		end
		savedCheckpoint.Value = checkpoint
		
	end
end
checkpoint.Touched:Connect(stepOnCheckpoint)
#22

Thanks but still not working
not sure why
wait new error Workspace.Checkpoint.Checkpoint:1: Expected identifier when parsing expression, got Unicode character U+2014