i have this error Argument 1 missing or nil, how can i fix this?

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Not sure what you're using a global variable for, but you can access variables 'globally' by requiring a module script. also, you forgot to put module infront of your function because what you're doing is creating a function inside of a table called module.

selectionBox = Instance.new'SelectionBox'
selectionBox.Parent = game.Workspace.Part -- parenting the selectionbox to a part in the workspace

local module = {}

module.myVar = "test variable"

function module.myFunction(player)
	script.oofer_gang:Clone().Parent = player.PlayerGui
	_G.test = player 
end
return module

you can access these functions by doing the following in a normal script:

--if your module is in the script service, reference like this vvv
myModule = require(game.ServerScriptService.myModule)


print(myModule.myVar)
myModule.myFunction(game.Players.royaltoe) -- calling the function with a player instance as it's parameter

I think your error might be something to do with the player not being passed in correctly or because our function isn't actually inside the modle script. This should change things and make it work.

AnonymousSep 17, 2019Edited Sep 17, 2019Permalink

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Hi, you've been online since I last posted, but you seem to not have the question answered. Do you still need this answer to be answered or does the code above work?

AnonymousSep 18, 2019#

i dont have a module in the serverscriptservice i want it to be a script that can execute the require to players that join the game. plus do i need to change this part of the script where it says module.myVar = "test variable"

AnonymousSep 18, 2019#

give me a second and i'll figure it out

AnonymousSep 18, 2019#

I'm a bit confused about your question. Could you possibly explain what you're trying to do a bit more? If you're trying to call code from a ModuleScript in a normal script, you'd use the code in the answer I provided.

AnonymousSep 18, 2019#

The ModuleScript can be put wherever you want it to be. A normal script can use require() to access the code in the module script like shown in the example. The part of the code where I said "module.myVar = "test variable"" I was giving an example of what a variable inside a modulescript would look like. You can delete it if you'd like, but it is just a way of using variables between scripts witho

AnonymousSep 18, 2019#

without having to use _G like you did in your question

AnonymousSep 18, 2019#

If you explain your problem a bit more I can help further.

AnonymousSep 18, 2019#

basically im trying to make a script in the serverscriptservice that run's the code in the module and shows my gui thats in the module script but i keep getting the error so i tryed your code and it seemed to not show the Argument 1 missing or nil but its showing more errors, i keep trying to find out what the error is but its to confusing for me.

AnonymousSep 19, 2019#

what are the errors

AnonymousSep 19, 2019#

update your post with what you currently have

AnonymousSep 19, 2019#

i have this error Argument 1 missing or nil, how can i fix this?

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