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Expected identifier when parsing expression, got 'then'?

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so like my last post i am trying to make a game tips and tricks menu where if you walk near a object, it will show a gui. when you touch an invinsible brick, if will show the menu but i want it to close when you are not touching it. here is my script

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    local Player = game:GetService('Players'):GetPlayerFromCharacter(hit.Parent)
    if Player then
        Player:WaitForChild('PlayerGui'):WaitForChild('Tips').Enabled = true
elseif
	
	player.PlayerGui.Tips.Enabled = false
    end
end)
Anonymous

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check my edit

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edited again

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Elseif is followed by another argument, therefore you should replace it with else.

script.Parent.Touched:Connect(function(hit)
    local Pl = hit.Parent.Name
    local player = game.Players:WaitForChild(Pl)
    if player then
        player:WaitForChild('PlayerGui'):WaitForChild('Tips').Visible = true
    else
        player:WaitForChild('PlayerGui'):WaitForChild('Tips').Visible = false
   end
end)
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thanks but it says attempt to index nil with 'PlayerGui'

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Edited

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I write in the same time. Only 2 seconds different

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We have write*

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it says GetService is not a valid member of Workspace

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edited again

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and again

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the problem is the player, after the else

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edited again xd

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thanks but it still wont work

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it says infinite yield possible from the waitforchild

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LOL, i got the name from the workspace then used tostring() to get it from Players lol xd

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ion that case, is StarterGui.

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No, its never startergui

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Yeah, i confuse, sorry. Btw, u have write local player with the tostring and "If Player" <- remove the P

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EDITED!!!!!! IT MIGHT WORK NOW!!!!!

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^^

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xD can't work!! you have write " local player" with a little "p" and after "if Player then" with a P

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Ok yeah xD

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i edited it

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it says infinite yield but the gui turns on but the thing is it wont turn off after you walk away

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wait

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its not going to work sorry

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i just checked what you wan tto do

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i had to change visible to enabled and it still wont go away

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