Tool is 'showing' as nil

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#1

I’m making a backpack, but when I try to put the tool back in the backpack from the plr, it tells me I am indexing nil with Parent. I printed the tool name below and it’s the same name but it’s still showing as nil. My current code:

local equipped = false
local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
local backpack = plr:WaitForChild("Backpack")
script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
	local tool = backpack:FindFirstChild(script.Parent.Text)
	if equipped == false then
		tool.Parent = plr.Character
		print(tool.Name)
		print(tool.Parent.Name)
		equipped = true
	elseif equipped == true then
		tool.Parent = backpack
		equipped = false
	end
end)

Thanks for your assistance! :slight_smile:

#2

First of all, you should try to do it from the Server. I am not quite sure if the client is able to give out tools just like that

#3

It still gives out the same error. :frowning:

#4

You can’t use local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer on the Server. Read Roblox-Client-Server-Model and Remote-Functions-and-Events to understand the communication between the Server and Client in detail

#5

Were you referring to the tool.Parent = plr.Character or the tool.Parent = backpack in your earlier post? If you were talking about the former, then it works. Also, I did use remote event to connect to the server, I know how to use it.

#6

Simple because the tool isnt in backpack anymore

u see this says it is in the backpack but it isnt so it gives nil

#7

Variables don’t work like that. Once they’re defined, they’re like that. They stick with their values, and they don’t keep checking in that place to define it again like that.

#8

Well too bad you made it change everytime you click

#9

oh yeahhh thanks for telling me that I’ll mark your post as solution