My script is unable to find a folder in workspace that is named the same as the player, any help?
The client script runs, and it creates a folder, named exactly the player's name. When a car spawns, I am trying to find that folder, and check inside if there is an object, called 'Car'. If there is, then it will destroy it. The problem I am getting, is, that I am unable to find the folder in workspace through the className. Any help? (Both scripts are in ServerScriptService)
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
local cars = Instance.new("Folder")
cars.Name = plr.Name
cars.Parent = workspace
local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
leaderstats.Parent = plr
local cash = Instance.new("IntValue")
cash.Name = "Dollars"
cash.Value = 122000
cash.Parent = leaderstats
game.ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("CheckPrice").OnServerInvoke = function(player, NameOfCar)
return game.ServerStorage.Cars:FindFirstChild(NameOfCar).Price.Value
end
end)
--script runs when client starts
local Camaro = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage"):WaitForChild("Camaro")
Camaro.OnServerEvent:connect(function(player)
local car = game:GetService("ServerStorage").Cars.Camaro
local veh = car:clone()
local folder = workspace:FindFirstChild(player.className("Folder"))
if folder:IsAncestorOf("Car") then
folder.Car:Destroy()
end
veh.PrimaryPart = veh.Main
veh.Parent = folder
veh.Name = "Car"
veh:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(player.Character.Head.CFrame)
end)
--Car spawn script
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1 answer
Lines 13-16 don't need to be inside the PlayerAdded() event. You should also verify that the car is there before tacking on ".Price.value". Also, make sure whatever you're creating is done via the server, not the client.
As far as lines 5-8, you're not going to be able to find the folder without a loop if you just search for their name, because it might find their character first. I would name the folder something more unique, like "Azarth car folder". You also need to a loop to find the Car.
local function findoldcarin(root)
local map = root:GetDescendants()
for i,v in pairs(map) do
if v.Name == 'Car' then
return v
end
end
return false
end
local foldername = string.format("%s car folder", player.Name)
-- You can use the this to rename the folder in your first script as well.
local folder = workspace:findFirstChild(foldername)
local car = folder and folder.ClassName == 'Folder' and findoldcarin(folder)
if car then
car:Destroy()
print("Car destroyed")
else
-- check out ternary operations for shorthand if statements
print( folder and 'found folder' or 'no folder')
print ( not folder and 'no folder no car' or car and 'found car' or 'no car')
end
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