Why am I Getting this Error?

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#1

Im getting a error for my Seat.

local sitAnim = 18201895983
local seat = script.Parent
local playingAnim

local player = game:GetService("Players"):FindFirstChildOfClass("Player")

local newAnim = Instance.new('Animation')
newAnim.AnimationId = 'rbxassetid://'..sitAnim

seat:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Occupant"):Connect(function(Occupant)
	local Player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(Occupant.Parent)
	local Character = Occupant.Parent
	local rightHand = Character.RightHand
	
	if Occupant and Occupant:IsA("Humanoid") and not playingAnim then
		playingAnim = Occupant:LoadAnimation(newAnim)
		playingAnim:Play()

	elseif Occupant and Occupant:IsA("Humanoid") and playingAnim then
		local model = rightHand:WaitForChild("BasicBenchPressWeights", 5)
		local motor6D = rightHand:WaitForChild("BenchpressMotor6D", 5)
		
		model:Destroy()
		motor6D:Destroy()
		playingAnim:Stop()
		playingAnim = nil
	end
end)

Error:

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#2

the seat does not exist at the time the script runs
since you can’t waitforchild a parent (a parent is not a child,) you need to use the wait()

#3

where should i put the wait()?

#4

before the script.parent line (adjust values based on how long the thing takes to load. if the seat is far from spawn, probably wait longer just to be safe)

#5

Occupant is not a valid variable you get from the :GetPropertyChangedSignal() function. Use seat.Occupant as a replacement when fetching the player.

local Player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(seat.Occupant.Parent)
#6

it still outputs the same error

#7

have you tried the wait yet? because the error message basically say the script not exist

#8

the only place i see script.Parent is the variable seat, is that what you meant?

#9

The problem of his error is the value, because the value of the “Parent” is nil. (I think)

#10

vvhats the correct vvay of getting the value of the seat occupant?

#11

Does this error only happen when you leave the seat? Also, :GetPropertyChangedSignal doesn’t return any value so you would need to do seat.Occupant

#12

it errors on enter and exit 30303030

#13

Maybe try adding this to the top of the function

if not seat.Occupant then return end
#14

it no longer errors on that line, but it errors on the local character line

#15

Can you post the current version of your script?

#16 
local sitAnim = 18201895983
local seat = script.Parent
local playingAnim

local player = game:GetService("Players"):FindFirstChildOfClass("Player")

local newAnim = Instance.new('Animation')
newAnim.AnimationId = 'rbxassetid://'..sitAnim

seat:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Occupant"):Connect(function(Occupant)
	if not seat.Occupant then return end
	local Player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(seat.Occupant.Parent)
	local Character = Occupant.Parent
	local rightHand = Character.RightHand
	
	if Occupant and Occupant:IsA("Humanoid") and not playingAnim then
		playingAnim = Occupant:LoadAnimation(newAnim)
		playingAnim:Play()

	elseif Occupant and Occupant:IsA("Humanoid") and playingAnim then
		local model = rightHand:WaitForChild("BasicBenchPressWeights", 5)
		local motor6D = rightHand:WaitForChild("BenchpressMotor6D", 5)
		
		model:Destroy()
		motor6D:Destroy()
		playingAnim:Stop()
		playingAnim = nil
	end
end)
#17

You have to replace Occupant with seat.Occupant or create a variable for it

seat:GetPropertyChangedSignal("Occupant"):Connect(function()
    local Occupant = seat.Occupant
	if not Occupant then return end
	local Player = game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(Occupant.Parent)
	local Character = Occupant.Parent
	local rightHand = Character.RightHand
	
	if Occupant and Occupant:IsA("Humanoid") and not playingAnim then
		playingAnim = Occupant:LoadAnimation(newAnim)
		playingAnim:Play()

	elseif Occupant and Occupant:IsA("Humanoid") and playingAnim then
		local model = rightHand:WaitForChild("BasicBenchPressWeights", 5)
		local motor6D = rightHand:WaitForChild("BenchpressMotor6D", 5)
		
		model:Destroy()
		motor6D:Destroy()
		playingAnim:Stop()
		playingAnim = nil
	end
end)
#18

novv theres no errors, but the model and motor6d arent destroying, is there a better vvay to do it?

#19

Can you print the model and motor6D to see if they are nil? By the way, you may want to use FindFirstChild instead of WaitForChild.

#20

alr let me check in 5 minutes 303030

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