Warn script error

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#9

That helped a bit, but im now getting this error:

Players.Ziathrius.PlayerGui.ZiaWarn.WarnUI.Warn.WarnScript:20: attempt to index nil with ‘PlayerGui’

#10

Yes. That means there is no player named ‘Target’. You have to input the player’s name 100% correctly (case-sensitive). You can also add an additional check so the script doesn’t break.

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
    local target = game.Players:FindFirstChild(script.Parent.Parent.WarnUserBox.Text)
    local reason = script.Parent.Parent.Reason.Text
    if not target then
        print("Target not found.")
        return
    end
    print("Target found")
    local targetui = target.PlayerGui.ZiaWarn.ZiaWarnMsg
    targetui.Reason.Text = reason
    targetui.ZiaWarnMsg.Visible = true
end)
#11

Its now saying it found the target and warned them but also saying it couldnt find the target.

#12

That is because of the print you have on the first line (edited). It actually couldn’t find the target. Did you make sure to input everything correctly? Otherwise, I have no idea why it doesn’t work.

#13

I have inputted everything correctly, Ill try to figure it out myself, Thanks for helping with some parts though.

#14

Side note, but connect is deprecated

Also I believe the reason why it’s erroring is cause you’re attempting to find a value of a string inside the Players service, which won’t work

There’s been a post relevant to this I believe, you can check that out or try out this script:

local function GetPlayerFromString(Name)
    print(Name)
    for _, Player in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
        print(Player.Name)
        if Player.Name:lower() == Name:lower() then
            print("Found the target")
            return Player
        end
    end
end

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
    local target = script.Parent.Parent.WarnUserBox.Text
 
    print(typeof(target)) --This would be a string

    local reason = script.Parent.Parent.Reason.Text
    local TargetPlayer = GetPlayerFromString(target)
    print(TargetPlayer)
    if TargetPlayer then
        local TargetGui = TargetPlayer:WaitForChild("PlayerGui")

        TargetGui.Reason.Text = reason
        TargetGui.ZiaWarnMsg.Visible = true
        print("Warned User.")
    else
        print("Not a valid name.")
    end
end)
#15

now im getting: Players.Ziathrius.PlayerGui.ZiaWarn.WarnUI.Warn.WarnScript:31: attempt to index nil with ‘WaitForChild’

#16

Could you try it again? Maybe I messed something up, also added print statements

#17

after adding some prints, i can see that its not finding the target player.

#18

Turns out it was already a target. Just ignore my post.

#19

What do you mean? He referenced it at the start of the function:

Also, could you check to see what the output prints?

#20

can you maybe just add a print(target) after defining target? As in, printing the text.

#21

here’s the output:

16:26:42.643 string - Server - WarnScript:28
16:26:42.643 nil - Server - WarnScript:32
16:26:42.643 Username - Server - WarnScript:33
16:26:42.643 Not a valid name. - Server - WarnScript:41

#22

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Here is evidence that it isnt me typing my name wrong

#23

Could you try the edited script again? Now we’re just attempting to debug it as this point here :thinking:

#24

16:35:35.476 Nane is not a valid member of Player “Players.Ziathrius” - Server - WarnScript:19
16:35:35.476 Stack Begin - Studio
16:35:35.476 Script ‘Players.Ziathrius.PlayerGui.ZiaWarn.WarnUI.Warn.WarnScript’, Line 19 - function GetPlayerFromString - Studio - WarnScript:19
16:35:35.476 Script ‘Players.Ziathrius.PlayerGui.ZiaWarn.WarnUI.Warn.WarnScript’, Line 33 - Studio - WarnScript:33
16:35:35.476 Stack End - Studio

#25

Oh my gosh I mistyped the variable

Ok try again LOL

#26

I see. it were to seem, lol, lemme retry it

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#28

Can you show us the script again? How it looks like?