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Attempt to code a script inside another script, not working..??

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greatneil80 2647

6 years ago

Edited 6 years ago

Hello, I am making an inventory system and I am trying to make a script in a script so this is what I am trying to do:

-- lets start...
-- the frame holds 25 imagebuttons
function MakeFrames()
    local HowManyFrames = 10
    local b = 0
    repeat
        local addValue = UDim2.new(b,0,0,0)
        local il = Instance.new("ImageButton", script.Parent)
        il.Size = UDim2.new(0.04, 0,0.845, 0)
        il.Position = UDim2.new(0,0,0,0) + addValue
        b = b + 0.04
        HowManyFrames = HowManyFrames - 1
                local NEWSCRIPT = Instance.new("Script", il)
                NEWSCRIPT.script = "print(b.Value)"
    until HowManyFrames == 0
-- replicated
end

MakeFrames()

The error is on line 13 and 14 , script is not a valid member of script, what can I do?

Correct me if I am wrong but you named the new script "NEWSCRIPT", and not script? So you'd call it using 'il.NEWSCRIPT' and not "il.script" T0XN 276 — 6y

Still, I don't exactly understand why you've made your system like this? Care to explain? T0XN 276 — 6y

You cannot set a source of a script, without command bar permissions or plugin permissions. hiimgoodpack 2009 — 6y

So wait, I fixed what T0XN said... The script is to create imagebuttons in a frame and insert a whole new script with a code i want in it, I will have to code the code but I am trying to figure out a way to do that... greatneil80 2647 — 6y

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Answered by

chess123mate 5873

6 years ago

Edited 6 years ago

The error you are encountering is because there is no script property of scripts. There is a Source, but you cannot assign to that (or access it what-so-ever)..

No matter what you wish to accomplish, you shouldn't need to create scripts within scripts (which requires the use of 'loadstring'; it's server-side only and so not good for GUIs). You can :Clone() a pre-existing script (and parent it where-ever you like) or you can manage a table of ImageButtons (or whatever you want) all from one script (I thoroughly recommend doing this). ex:

for i = 1, 25 do
    local imageButton = Instance.new("ImageButton")
    imageButton.Size = UDim2.new(0.04, 0, 0.845, 0)
    imageButton.Position = UDim2.new(0.04 * (i - 1), 0, 0, 0)
    imageButton.Parent = script.Parent
    imageButton.MouseButton1Down:Connect(function(x, y)
        print("Image button #" .. i .. " clicked at", x, y)
    end)
end

The nice thing with putting it all in one script is that the code can use functions defined in the current script.

You can, but not the way he wants to. hiimgoodpack 2009 — 6y

so i have to create a totally different script and clone it then put it in the text button? greatneil80 2647 — 6y

You can, but I still recommend keeping it all in one script. I've shown a simple example of how to do that in the post (which I just updated). chess123mate 5873 — 6y

Attempt to code a script inside another script, not working..??

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