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Gui StringValue not working with ReplicatedStorage?

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YouSNICKER 131
7 years ago

I am trying to have a StringValue as the name of the item in ReplicatedStorage. For example, the ItemName value is "Sword" but it says in output that ("itemName is not a valid member of Folder") How can I make this work?

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
    local RS = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage')
    local itemName = script.Parent.ItemName.Value
    local item = RS.Weps.itemName
    local itemPrice = script.Parent.PriceValue.Value
    --local itemPrice = 100
    local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
    local stats = Player:WaitForChild('leaderstats')

    if stats.Money.Value >= itemPrice then
        print("Item Purchased!")
        stats.Money.Value = stats.Money.Value - itemPrice
        print("Player has recieved the item!")      
        local itemCloned = item:Clone()
        itemCloned.Parent = Player.Backpack
        itemCloned.Parent = Player.StarterPack  
    end
end)
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Make sure to use WaitForChild, as things can sometimes take time to load: local item = RS.Weps:WaitForChild("itemName") TheDeadlyPanther 2460 — 7y

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Answered by
starlebVerse 685 Moderation Voter
7 years ago

WaitForChild works in this situation. Sometimes, it takes time for things to load. The script is run before the item is loaded so it is treated like nothing.

Here is the edited script:

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:connect(function()
    local RS = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage')
    local itemName = script.Parent:WaitForChild("Itemname").Value
    local item = RS.Weps:WaitForChild("itemName") -- Waits for this object to load.
    local itemPrice = script.Parent.:WaitForChild("PriceValue").Value
    --local itemPrice = 100
    local Player = game.Players.LocalPlayer
    local stats = Player:WaitForChild("leaderstats")

    if stats.Money.Value >= itemPrice then
        print("Item Purchased!")
        stats.Money.Value = stats.Money.Value - itemPrice
        print("Player has recieved the item!")      
        local itemCloned = item:Clone()
        itemCloned.Parent = Player:WaitForChild("Backpack")
        itemCloned.Parent = Player:WaitForChild("StarterPack")
    end
end)

If you have any problems, please leave a comment below. Thank you and I hope this will help you.

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