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Attempted to index a nil value error help?

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radusavin366 617 Moderation Voter
6 years ago

I have the script:

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    local JobPanel
    if not exists then
    exists = true
    JobPanel = Instance.new("Frame", script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent)
    JobPanel.BackgroundTransparency = 1
    JobPanel.Name = "Job Panel"
    JobPanel.AnchorPoint = Vector2.new(0.5, 0.5)
    JobPanel.Position = UDim2.new(0.5,0,0.5,0)
    JobPanel.Size = UDim2.new(0,800,0,450)
    local Title = Instance.new("TextLabel", JobPanel)
    Title.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.new(255,255,255)
    Title.Size = UDim2.new(0,750,0,30)
    Title.Text = "Job Menu"
    Title.TextScaled = true
    else
    JobPanel:Destroy()
    end
end)

But the Destroy() doesn't work because for some reason JobPanel is nil? Help?

Error:

Players.radusavin366.PlayerGui.HUD.MainHUD.Buttons.JobPopup.LocalScript:19: attempt to index local 'JobPanel' (a nil value)
14:44:53.855 - Stack Begin
14:44:53.855 - Script 'Players.radusavin366.PlayerGui.HUD.MainHUD.Buttons.JobPopup.LocalScript', Line 19
14:44:53.856 - Stack End
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In line 2, you didnt mention what is "local JobPanel". Add "=" after the JobPanel and tell the script what is JobPanel. HeyItzDanniee 252 — 6y

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Answered by
BlackOrange3343 2676 Moderation Voter Community Moderator
6 years ago

Ok, I'm not exactly sure what the problem is but next time show us your variables as well.

Ok the problem may be through the Instance.new(). What you want to do is instead of `instance.new('asadas',script.parent) you want to set the parent on another line (again for some reason it's probably this).

local Food = Instance.new('TextLabel')
Food.Parent = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent

So your script would look like:

script.Parent.MouseButton1Click:Connect(function()
    if not exists then
        exists = true
        local JobPanel = Instance.new("Frame")
    JopPanel.Parent = script.Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent
        JobPanel.BackgroundTransparency = 1
        JobPanel.Name = "Job Panel"
    JobPanel.AnchorPoint = Vector2.new(0.5, 0.5)
        JobPanel.Position = UDim2.new(0.5,0,0.5,0)
    JobPanel.Size = UDim2.new(0,800,0,450)
        local Title = Instance.new("TextLabel")
    Title.Parent = JobPanel
        Title.BackgroundColor3 = Color3.new(255,255,255)
        Title.Size = UDim2.new(0,750,0,30)
        Title.Text = "Job Menu"
        Title.TextScaled = true
    else
        JobPanel:Destroy()
    end
end)

Now I'm not exactly sure exists actually is a variable that is false make sure it is.

Paste this code in and tell me if it errors, if it does I will get back to you. Comment below and tell me the error on which line.

Hoped this helped!

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Yeah the exists bool actually exists, I didn't copy it in. Thanks for helping, although i fixed it by making a button before the else that destroys JobPanel. radusavin366 617 — 6y
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Then you would probably need a wait() lol. BlackOrange3343 2676 — 6y
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