Unable to assign property Text. string expected, got Instance

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#1

  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
    So I own a hybrid airline similar to the likes of flyNorse or flydubai called FlyVox. I have been developing Manchester Airport (MAN) for it and creating some systems in house, like the gate system.

  2. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
    After scripting the update button which works fine with a remote event, I have tried scripting the receiver that then transmits the values to the surfacegui’s on the screens at the gate. There are 3 screens in all that are in a model called “SCREENS”. For some reason I get an error from line 8 and error message “Unable to assign property Text. string expected, got Instance” which directs me to Line 8 of the script.

  3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
    I have tried to rescript the entire system yet I still run into this flaw.

The system needs to work as otherwise my flights could be delayed due to wrong information getting to passengers and with Manchester being a silent airport, only announcing final call, I can’t realistically use the tannoy.

This is the script in question.

UpdateEvent = script.Parent.RemoteEvent
local group = script.Parent.SCREENS

UpdateEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(DepTime, Remarks, FltNum, Dest)
	for _, a in ipairs(group:GetChildren()) do
		local guis = a:GetChildren()
		for _, b in pairs(guis) do
			b.Frame.Time.Text = DepTime
			b.Frame.Status.TextLabel.Text = Remarks
			b.Frame.OpFlightNo.Text = FltNum
			b.Frame.Dest.Text = Dest
		end
	end
end)

Here is where everything sits in explorer:
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Any help appreciated

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#2

First argument is the player, so deptime is the player.

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#3

So before Deptime add plr right?

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#4

Yeah, that should be able to work.

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#5

Didn’t work, no errors in the log

#6

Try printing the DepTime and see what it prints out

#7

Try this code:

 UpdateEvent = script.Parent.RemoteEvent
local group = script.Parent.SCREENS

UpdateEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(Player, DepTime, Remarks, FltNum, Dest)
	for _, a in ipairs(group:GetChildren()) do
		local guis = a:GetChildren()
		for _, b in pairs(guis) do
			b.Frame.Time.Text = DepTime
			b.Frame.Status.TextLabel.Text = Remarks
			b.Frame.OpFlightNo.Text = FltNum
			b.Frame.Dest.Text = Dest
		end
	end
end)

if it doesn’t work then please show us the code where you are firing the RemoteEvent from.

#8

The error suggests that the value being assigned to the Text property is not a string. Make sure that DepTime , Remarks , FltNum , and Dest are all strings before they are assigned to the GUI elements.