Why is this not working??
I couldn't find an output error with this script, but for some reason it won't work...
debounce = true
done = {}
script.Parent.Touched:connect(function(player)
if debounce == true then
debounce = false
a == false
for i,v in pairs (done) do
if player.Parent.Name == done[i] then
open() --I hid the function, but it's correct
a = true
end
end
if a == false then
ls = game.Players:FindFirstChild(player.Parent.Name).leaderstats.Admins
ls.Value = ls.Value-1
done.insert[player.Parent.Name]
open()
end
a = false
wait(1)
debounce = true
end
end)
What should happen is this: When a player touches the brick, he should only be charged once instead of all the time when he touches the brick. But it doesn't work properly and I can't find an output error (not sure why)...
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If we run this script, we get the following error:
input:6: syntax error near '=='
(Sometimes syntax errors aren't visible when you run in Solo or as a Server, so just pressing Play to play in normal studio sometimes helps catch them)
On line six you have written:
-- (Incorrect snippet for explanatory use) a == false
This probably is either meant to be a condition that you forgot to write (like if a == false then) or an assignment a = false.
Based on the context, it's almost surely meant to be the assignment a = false.
Once we fix that, we have a second syntax error:
input:17: syntax error near 'open'
This is caused by the previous line:
-- (Incorrect snippet for explanatory use) done.insert[player.Parent.Name]
Since insert is a function, we would use parenthesis (( )) not square brackets ([ ]):
-- (Incorrect snippet for explanatory use) done.insert(player.Parent.Name)
However, unlike other languages, Lua doesn't have a insert by default in tables. This is because of how Lua indexes things and the mess that would create. You must use the function table.insert:
table.insert(done, player.Parent.Name);
Please also be warned that in some cases, the Parent of an object hitting will be nil. This would cause errors in your script. You should add a check to make sure player.Parent is not nil.
I would also use a better name than player for the object touching.
Also note that there is a function of the Players service:
game.Players:GetPlayerFromCharacter(player.Parent)
which you could use instead of
game.Players:FindFirstChild(player.Parent.Name)