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This even won't fire?

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11 years ago

I've got this tool going that I retrofitted from a HopperBin. In theory, and by all known laws of RBX.Lua, this script should work, unless I'm overlooking something. The script is below; I've done my best to document it.

01s = false --This tells if the tool is selected, used to stop updatePos()
02 
03function onSelected(mouse) --Should fire when mouse is selected
04    print ("selected")
05    s = true --Indicates that the mouse is selected
06    t = Instance.new("Part") --From here until line 15 it makes the part
07    t.Anchored = true
08    t.FormFactor = 2
09    t.BottomSurface = "Smooth"
10    t.TopSurface = "Smooth"
11    t.BrickColor = BrickColor.new(Color3.new(math.random(0,1), math.random(0,1), math.random(0,1)))
12    t.Transparency = 0.3
13    t.Position = mouse.Hit.p --This is corrected in updatePos()
14    t.Size = Vector3.new(4, 0.2, 4)
15    t.Parent = game.Workspace
16    repeat updatePos(t, mouse) until s == false --Will repeat updatePos() until unselected
17    t:Destroy() --Removes part after unselected, as the loop won't run this code until it is done
18end
19 
20function onDeselected() --Fires when deselcted, destroys the part...
21    s = false
22end
23 
24function updatePos(object, pos) --This one updates the part's position to corespond with the mouse's position, corrected to the nearest stud
25    object.Position = Vector3.new(math.ceil(pos.Hit.x), object.Size.Y/2, math.ceil(pos.Hit.z))
26    wait(0.0001)
27end
28 
29script.Parent.Equipped:connect(onSelected) --Fires when equipped
30script.Parent.Unequipped:connect(onDeselected) --Fires when unequipped
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This script (in HopperBin form) worked exactly as it was supposed to. There are no errors thrown with this, and nothing from here appears in the output.

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Answered by

BlueTaslem 18071

11 years ago

Tools require a "Handle" part (a Part named Handle parented inside the tool) in order to work (apparently).

I just tested; the script runs fine if you have the handle, and does nothing if you do not. This is probably the problem and absolutely is poor behavior on ROBLOX's part.

This is an irrelevant suggestion, but I suggest that you round the position rather than use ceiling, so that the part ends up more centered!

Worked! Thanks! cheweydog 20 — 11y

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TurboFusion 1821

11 years ago

Since the script is in a HopperBin, these events won't work:

`1`	`script.Parent.Equipped:connect(onSelected)`

`2`	`script.Parent.Unequipped:connect(onDeselected)`

Those events only correspond to Tools. Tools aren't HopperBins. They're two completely seperate things. The only similarity is that both are in the backpack. The correct events to use are these:

`1`	`script.Parent.Selected:connect(onSelected)`

`2`	`script.Parent.Deselected:connect(onDeselected)`

I hope this helped!

*Note: For more information on HopperBins, click here: HopperBins

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Answered by

Asirix 15

11 years ago

Try getting rid of "s = false" at the beginning?

Also, I'm not sure, but aren't you suppose to indicate what "mouse" is?

This even won't fire?

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