Updating textlable.text with the leaderboards stats but not working

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#1

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    I’m trying to update the text with the leaderboard stat but it shows an error. I’ve tried all the ways I know but I still can’t fix it.

Here’s the scripts

--tool script


local players = game:GetService("Players")

local tool = script.Parent
local screenGUI = game.StarterGui.main.ScreenGui
local statsframe = screenGUI.stats_frame

local backpack = tool.Parent
local player = backpack.Parent
local leaderstats = player:FindFirstChild("leaderstats")
local stat = leaderstats:FindFirstChild("Cookies")

tool.Activated:Connect(function()
	stat.Value = stat.Value + 1
	print(stat.Value)
end)

--leaderboard script

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local function leaderboardSetup(player)
	local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
	leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
	leaderstats.Parent = player
	
	local stat = Instance.new("IntValue")
	stat.Name = "Cookies"
	stat.Parent = leaderstats
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(leaderboardSetup)

--textLable script

local player = game:GetService('Players')
local cookieLable = script.Parent
local textLabel = script.Parent
local leaderboardStat = player:FindFirstChild("leaderstats"):FindFirstChild("Points")

leaderboardStat.Changed:Connect(function()
	textLabel.Text = "Points: " .. leaderboardStat.Value
end)

this is the error message that I’m getting

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As you can see every other parts of the script is running perfectly except for the text lable script. I’m still very new to developing so sorry for the stupidity.

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#2 
textLable LN 6: Attempt to index nil with 'FindFirstChild'

This means that this line:

local leaderboardStat = player:FindFirstChild("leaderstats"):FindFirstChild("Points")

Is trying to use Instance:FindFirstChild() on something that doesn’t exist, causing an error. The reason why is because the player variable is defined as:

local player = game:GetService('Players') -- LN 3

The script tries to find a 'leaderstats' object in the Players service, and doesn’t find anything, so it returns nothing. And since you’re using Instance:FindFirstChild() on nothing, it’s causing the error.

Instead, you should use:

local player = game:GetService('Players').LocalPlayer
#3

I tried it but it’s still making an error message.

#4

What error are you receiving?

Character limit

#5

Players.moganothere.PlayerGui.main.ScreenGui.stats_frame.TextLabel.Script:6: attempt to index nil with ‘FindFirstChild’

the same error

#6 
local leaderboardStat = player:FindFirstChild("leaderstats"):FindFirstChild("Points")

This line contains two Instance:FindFirstChild() functions, so it’s difficult to tell which is causing an error.

Although this is not the solution, split that line into two lines.

local leaderstats = player:FindFirstChild("leaderstats")
local leaderboardStat = :FindFirstChild("Points")
#7

local leaderstats = player:FindFirstChild(“leaderstats”)
It’s causing the error Can you explain why it is causing the error and how I can fix it?

#8

Is the textLable script a LocalScript or a ServerScript? I assumed it was a LocalScript, so it would use Players.LocalPlayer.

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#9

It’s a server script. So do I need to change it to local script?

#10

Most likely.

Character Limit

#11

I’m seeing something called the “Character limit” in your replies

#12

It’s working thanks for the help and sorry for the inconvinience

#13

No worries.

The Devforums can’t have a post less than the required limit, so I had to get to that limit by adding a Character limit.

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