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Why does the textlabels text not change?

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mads090 4
5 years ago

The text is updating but not showing it on screen.

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    if hit.Name == "Collectable" then
        game.Workspace.Money.Value = game.Workspace.Money.Value + hit.Value.Value
        game.StarterGui.ScreenGui.TextLabel.Text = "Money: "..game.Workspace.Money.Value
        hit:Destroy()
    end
end)
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r u using a local script or a server script? XviperIink 428 — 5y
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Normal script mads090 4 — 5y
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Yes that's the problem, GUIs are handled on the client, server scripts can't see PlayerGui's descendants. Also you should be changing the GUI in PlayerGui not StarterGui GoldAngelInDisguise 297 — 5y
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Wrong DeceptiveCaster 3761 — 5y
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It's says that "ScreenGui is not a valid member of PlayerGui" mads090 4 — 5y
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What do you mean "Wrong"? You just took my comment and made it into an answer. GoldAngelInDisguise 297 — 5y
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https://scriptinghelpers.org/blog/common-mistakes#PlayerGui TheeDeathCaster 2368 — 5y

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DeceptiveCaster 3761 Moderation Voter Community Moderator
5 years ago

You should be using a LocalScript and accessing the PlayerGui:

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer
    if hit.Name == "Collectable" then
        game.Workspace.Money.Value = game.Workspace.Money.Value + hit.Value.Value
        plr.PlayerGui.ScreenGui.TextLabel.Text = "Money: "..game.Workspace.Money.Value
        hit:Destroy()
    end
end)

If you want to access the PlayerGui from a normal script, learn how to use RemoteEvents. (Despite this, there is a bug that enables you to access the PlayerGui through a normal script without using RemoteEvents. Why? I have no idea.)

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I'll see if it works mads090 4 — 5y
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