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[ SOLVED? ] How do I access Variables from another script?

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OreoCakelover 17

4 years ago

Edited 4 years ago

I'm making a music playlist that can shuffle for a friend. I'm trying to figure out how to use a variable from another script, like global variables. I don't know how it works since I'm not that good at scripting. One of the scripts is local, the local script is the script I'm trying to use the variable from the other script. (* if that makes sense.* )

SCRIPT:

01---------------------------------------------------------
02-- MUSIC
03---------------------------------------------------------
04 
05while true do
06 
07local table = {
08    s1,
09    s2,
10    s3,
11    s4,
12    s5 -- the table of the sounds
13}
14 
15local Randomizer = math.random(1,#table) -- the function that randomizes the items in the table
16 
17local Randomed = table[Randomizer] -- this is the value that was chosen from the randomizer
18 
19print(tostring(Randomed).." is currently playing.") -- prints which song is playing
20Sound.SoundId = Randomed.SoundId -- transfers the song to the musicplayer
21Sound:Play() -- plays the sound
22wait(130) -- waits untill the song is over
23Sound:Stop() -- stops the sound
24Sound.SoundId = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=" -- takes out the sound id
25 
26end
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LOCAL SCRIPT:

1--------------------------------------------------------
2-- SONG NAME
3--------------------------------------------------------
4 
5if music.IsPlaying then
6    name = Randomed.SOUND_NAME -- me trying to use the variable from the other script
7end

I found out an easier way to do it! Thank you for the help but I don't need any more help with this question.

You can make use of a "RemoteEvent" if you want to send information to a local script. Player1_Joined 271 — 4y

I'm not really good at scripting and I don't know how a RemoteEvent works but I'll try! OreoCakelover 17 — 4y

the main thing you want. is FireAllClients MrCatDoggo 213 — 4y

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Answered by

OreoCakelover 17

4 years ago

Well, I solved the problem but I didn't use RemoteEvent or Global Variables, it looks like there was an easier way! Here's how I did it ( you don't have to read it all btw ):

Server Script:

01---------------------------------------------------------
02-- VARIABLES
03---------------------------------------------------------
04 
05local GetSound = game.Workspace.Music_Playlist_v1.Sounds
06local Sound = Instance.new("Sound") -- creates a new sound to play
07local name = Instance.new("StringValue")
08 
09---------------------------------------------------------
10-- SONGS
11---------------------------------------------------------
12 
13local s1 = GetSound.Song1
14local s2 = GetSound.Song2
15local s3 = GetSound.Song3
16local s4 = GetSound.Song4
17local s5 = GetSound.Song5 -- these are how the script gets the sound to play
18 
19---------------------------------------------------------
20-- PROPERTIES
21---------------------------------------------------------
22 
23Sound.Parent = workspace
24 
25Sound.Name = "MusicPlayer"
26 
27name.Parent = Sound
28 
29name.Name = "SOUND_NAME"
30 
31---------------------------------------------------------
32-- MUSIC
33---------------------------------------------------------
34 
35while true do
36 
37local table = {
38    s1,
39    s2,
40    s3,
41    s4,
42    s5 -- the table of the sounds
43}
44 
45local Randomizer = math.random(1,#table) -- the function that randomizes the items in the table
46 
47 
48 
49local Randomed = table[Randomizer] -- this is the value that was chosen from the randomizer
50 
51print(tostring(Randomed).." is currently playing.") -- prints which song is playing
52Sound.SoundId = Randomed.SoundId -- transfers the song to the musicplayer
53Sound.Pitch = Randomed.Pitch -- copies the pitch of the audio
54name.Value = Randomed.SOUND_NAME.Value -- pastes the name of the audio into the "music player"
55Sound:Play() -- plays the sound
56wait(130) -- waits untill the song is over
57Sound:Stop() -- stops the sound
58Sound.SoundId = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=" -- takes out the sound id
59Sound.Pitch = 0 -- resets the pitch
60name.Value = ""
61 
62end
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Local Script:

01---------------------------------------------------------
02-- VARIABLES
03---------------------------------------------------------
04 
05local MP = script.Parent
06local progress_bar = MP.PROGRESS_bar
07local progress = MP.PROGRESS_bar.progress
08local pause = MP.PAUSE_BUTTON
09local volume = MP.VOLUME_BUTTON
10local playing = MP.PLAYING_SONG
11local name = MP.PLAYING_SONG.SONG_NAME
12local music = game.Workspace.MusicPlayer
13local name2 = music.SOUND_NAME
14local test = Instance.new("Sound")
15 
16---------------------------------------------------------
17-- PAUSE BUTTON
18---------------------------------------------------------
19 
20function onClick()
21    if pause.Image == "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=4666595627" then
22        pause.Image = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=4666594565"
23        music:Pause()
24    else
25        pause.Image = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=4666595627"
26        music:Resume()
27    end
28end
29 
30pause.MouseButton1Click:Connect(onClick)
31 
32---------------------------------------------------------
33-- VOLUME BUTTON
34---------------------------------------------------------
35 
36function onClick2()
37    if volume.Image == "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=4666200375" then
38        volume.Image = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=4666216912"
39        music.Volume = 0
40    else
41        volume.Image = "http://www.roblox.com/asset/?id=4666200375"
42        music.Volume = 1
43    end
44end
45 
46volume.MouseButton1Click:Connect(onClick2)
47 
48--------------------------------------------------------
49-- SONG NAME
50--------------------------------------------------------
51 
52while true do
53if music.IsPlaying then
54    name.Text = name2.Value
55else
56    name.Text = "..."
57    end
58    wait(130)
59end
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If you didn't know, I'm making a music player that shuffles the music. I was having trouble creating the "song playing" script but eventually, I did it! Thanks for all the help though, I appreciate it.

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