Unable to make chat() to use textbox.value as message

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#1

I am making radio system for my game, and i ran into a problem, that i cannot find way to make
ChatService:chat(radio, text, "White")
use textbox value as message.

I tried using "Message:"..text to make it work but what it did is make part say “Message:”. I also tried to search same issue, way to make it say value of textbox, and I found nothing.

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#2

Have you tried using textbox.text yet? In this post you only mentioned the value.

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#3

I have local text = textbox.text in script before line with :chat()

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#4

wait did you type it this way or TextLabel.Text (with capital letters)?

#5

local text = textbox.Text
…
ChatService:chat(radio, text, "red")

#6

is the textbox a variable?

also can we maybe see the full script?

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#7

What does it print when you run it? (Turn the code into a print)

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#8

textbox is gui in starter gui.
``
local ChatService = game:GetService(“Chat”)

local radio = workspace.Radio
local textbox = script.Parent.TextBox
local button = script.Parent.TextButton

local text = textbox.Text
local used = radio.Used.Value

local using = false

button.MouseButton1Down:Connect(function()
if (not using and not used) then
using = true
used = true
radio.Sound:Play()
script.Parent.Sound:Play()
ChatService:chat(radio, text, “Red”)
wait(1)
used = false
wait(2)
using = false
end
end)
``

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#9

uhhhh looks like lua didnt want to be full…

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#10

there’s no event for the text box (focus lost and such)?

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#11

looks like your problem is you’re only setting the text variable at the start of the script

#12

Yeah, none. When i run the script with print(text) added in top of function, i get “message must non-empty” error on line that contains chat(), print also doesnt work

#13

So i should move local text = textbox.Text in function?

#14

yes you should move it into the function, should fix it

#15

I tried and it did not fix, still says message must be non-empty.

#16

Have you put text into the textbox?

#17

Yep, on each test im sure to write text into textbox before pressing button to run script.

#18

May we see the script? (30charrss)

#19

It uses 2 scripts, so its better if i send file.
[file removed]

#20

oh I see the issue, the script in the gui needs to be a local script to get player input from a textbox.