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Nil data for a module script?

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local Core = require(game.Workspace.Music.Core)

while true do
	script.Parent.MusicPlayer.Song.Value = math.random(1, 13)
	wait(st)
	wait(0.1)
	print(script.Parent.MusicPlayer.Song.Value)
	if script.Parent.MusicPlayer.Song.Value == 0 then
		wait(4)
		st = 206.513
		script.Parent.Sound.SoundId = "rbxassetid://419901901"
		game.Workspace.Music.MusicName.Value = "Alan Walker - Faded (Sep Remix)"
		Core.Change()
		script.Parent.Sound:Play()
		wait(119.98)
		script.Parent.Sound.SoundId = "rbxassetid://419901917"
		script.Parent.Sound:Play()
	end	
end

Module Script named Core:

local Core = {}

function Change()
	game.Workspace.Music.MainText.Value = game.Workspace.Music.MusicName.Value
end

return Core

Why won't this script work it keeps on saying Nil Value on Core.Change()

Anonymous

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This is because you didn't add Change to Core. You defined it as a global variable. You want to insert it into your Core table, otherwise there is no way for the script require()ing the module to retrieve your function back.

There are multiple ways to do this, the best in your case is probably:

function Core.Change()
    -- ...
end

This has the advantage to be easily readable. In the context of a module, anyway.

Another way is to insert them into your table literal:

local Core = {
	["Change"] = function()
		-- ...
	end,
	
	-- Or, without square brackets:
	Change = function()
        	-- ...
	end
}

but it's not as easily readable.

You could also insert them afterwards:

local Core = {}

local function Change()
	-- ...
end


Core["Change"] = Change

-- Or, without square brackets:
Core.Change = Change
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