Shop script by Proximity prompt | Roblox Studio Community | Page 1

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:06 PM

#

I need assistance with correcting this script, there are no red lines, and it won't really tell me what i'm doing wrong..

Button = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("ShopButton")
GUI = game.StarterGui:FindFirstChild("Shop")

if Button.PromptButtonHoldBegan then
    Button.PromptButtonHoldBegan:Connect(function()
        GUI.Enabled = true
    end)
end

#

I'd ask someone on my team for help, but they don't know either..

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:08 PM

#

Are you trying to make so when you trigger the proximity prompt a gui gets enabled?

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:08 PM

#

hoary lynx Are you trying to make so when you trigger the proximity prompt a gui gets enabl...

Yes

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:08 PM

#

If so, you need to use the triggered function

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:09 PM

#

hoary lynx If so, you need to use the triggered function

I don't understand very well, I'm a builder doing the job of a scripter..

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:10 PM

#

Change the Button.PromptButtonHoldBegan to Button.Triggered to see if it works

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:10 PM

#

okay

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:11 PM

#

Also you don't need that if statement

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:11 PM

#

hoary lynx Change the Button.PromptButtonHoldBegan to Button.Triggered to see if it works

It didn't seem to work, and there is no error output at all

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:11 PM

#

undone yarrow It didn't seem to work, and there is no error output at all

Delete the if statement line

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:12 PM

#

hoary lynx Also you don't need that if statement

If i remove the "if" Wouldn't it always be active?

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:12 PM

#

undone yarrow If i remove the "if" Wouldn't it always be active?

No, it would be only active when the player tries to press the key that the proximity prompt requires

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:12 PM

#

hoary lynx No, it would be only active when the player tries to press the key that the prox...

Oh, I'll try it

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:13 PM

#

hoary lynx No, it would be only active when the player tries to press the key that the prox...

The statement is now incomplete

#

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:14 PM

#

yeah because you didn't put an end) at the end to close the function and you're repeating button.Triggered

#

Just delete the button.Triggered top line and put an end) at the end of the script

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:15 PM

#

hoary lynx yeah because you didn't put an end) at the end to close the function and you're ...

Button.triggered is still invalid

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:15 PM

#

Send the script

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:15 PM

#

Button = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("ShopButton")
GUI = game.StarterGui:FindFirstChild("Shop")

Button.triggered
    Button.triggered:Connect(function()
        GUI.Enabled = true
    end)

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:16 PM

#

undone yarrow ``` Button = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("ShopButton") GUI = game.StarterGui:Fi...

You didn't delete the button.Triggered top line

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:16 PM

#

Ok, I removed it

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:17 PM

#

It should work now i guess

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:17 PM

#

It doesn't

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:17 PM

#

Any errors in output?

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:17 PM

#

None

#

Oh wait, I think i need to make the script a child of the prompt

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:18 PM

#

Oh

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:20 PM

#

hoary lynx Oh

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:21 PM

#

You placed the script inside of the proximity prompt right?

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:21 PM

#

hoary lynx You placed the script inside of the proximity prompt right?

yes

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:21 PM

#

So you would need to change:

Button = script.Parent

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:21 PM

#

Oh, right..

#

No errors, but won't work

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:22 PM

#

Oh i just noticed

#

You're referencing your gui in a wrong way

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:22 PM

#

OHHHH

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:23 PM

#

you could do:

local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer

local GUI = plr.PlayerGui.Shop

#

Oh no nevermind

#

Forget what i said, this won't work in the server

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 7:24 PM

#

I am wanting to make this a local script so it only acts for the player

#

unless it does it reguardless?

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:25 PM

#

Oh

#

So you just need to move the local script to starterGui, or starterPlayer or starterCharacter

#

But you will need to do:

Button = game.Workspace.ShopButton

#

Or reference wherever the proximity prompt is inside of the workspace

hoary lynx Feb 22, 2026, 7:27 PM

#

hoary lynx you could do: local plr = game.Players.LocalPlayer local GUI = plr.PlayerGui.S...

And then you can do what i said here

scarlet solstice Feb 22, 2026, 7:41 PM

#

I think I know ur problem, ur using starter gui instead of the actual players gui

arctic sand Feb 22, 2026, 7:48 PM

#

Triggered must be capital

scarlet solstice Feb 22, 2026, 7:50 PM

#

arctic sand Triggered must be capital

Oh well, always the typo

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 8:22 PM

#

undone yarrow ``` Button = script.Parent:FindFirstChild("ShopButton") GUI = game.StarterGui:Fi...

You have button.triggered

#

then button.triggered:connect

#

remove button.triggered

#

and triggered needs to be spelt Triggered

#

Lua is case sensitive

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 9:54 PM

#

past wind Lua is case sensitive

Button = script.Parent
GUI = game.StarterGui:FindFirstChild("Shop")

    Button.Triggered:Connect(function()
        GUI.Enabled = true
    end)

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 9:54 PM

#

Also

#

It needs to be game.players.localplayer.playergui

#

With case ofcourse

#

Because startergui is replicated to the client, you have to adjust the clients gui.

#

The startergui does nothing when replicated

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 9:55 PM

#

Oh

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 9:56 PM

#

past wind The startergui does nothing when replicated

I still need to call "Shop" gui

#

Will ":FindFirstChild("Shop")"

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 9:56 PM

#

Yeah, add that after

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 9:56 PM

#

work?

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 9:56 PM

#

Sure

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 9:56 PM

#

past wind Sure

#

Button = script.Parent
GUI = game.players.localplayer.playergui:FindFirstChild("Shop")

    Button.Triggered:Connect(function()
        GUI.Enabled = true
    end)

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 9:57 PM

#

Game.Players.LocalPlayed.PlayerGui

cedar sageBOT Feb 22, 2026, 9:57 PM

#

studio ** You are now Level 22! ** studio

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 9:57 PM

#

Try that

#

Does it work?

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 9:58 PM

#

No

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 9:58 PM

#

LocalPlayer

#

My bad

#

Typo

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 9:59 PM

#

past wind Typo

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 9:59 PM

#

Wait a minute

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:00 PM

#

Uh, okay

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:00 PM

#

Try :WaitForChild("PlayerGui")

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:01 PM

#

oh, because it might not be there yet

#

?

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:01 PM

#

Probably

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:01 PM

#

Same error

#

Button = script.Parent
GUI = game.Players.LocalPlayer.PlayerGui:WaitForChild("Shop")

    Button.Triggered:Connect(function()
        GUI.Enabled = true
    end)

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:02 PM

#

No I meant

#

Player: WaitForChild

#

LocalPlayer:WaitForChild

#

Then PlayerGui

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:04 PM

#

past wind Then PlayerGui

Button = script.Parent
GUI = game.Players.LocalPlayer.LocalPlayer:WaitForChild.("PlayerGui")

    Button.Triggered:Connect(function()
        GUI.Enabled = true
    end)

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:04 PM

#

Remove the first localplayer

#

And the dot after waitforchild

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:04 PM

#

Oh, derp

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:04 PM

#

Then add .Shoo

#

Shop

#

Or your gui name

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:05 PM

#

Button = script.Parent
GUI = game.Players.LocalPlayer:WaitForChild("PlayerGui").Shop

    Button.Triggered:Connect(function()
        GUI.Enabled = true
    end)

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:05 PM

#

Yes it should work now

arctic sand Feb 22, 2026, 10:05 PM

#

Big dog you need to do your captials better

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:05 PM

#

past wind Yes it should work now

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:06 PM

#

Ohh

#

Why is the script inside a script?

#

It should be a local script

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:06 PM

#

Oh

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:06 PM

#

Inside of playerscripts

cedar sageBOT Feb 22, 2026, 10:06 PM

#

studio ** You are now Level 7! ** studio

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:06 PM

#

Hold on

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:07 PM

#

By the way this is your choice, but I feel like you would need to learn a bit more about studio before trying to make a game no?

#

Local scripts are for each client, default scripts are for the game/server

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:08 PM

#

past wind By the way this is your choice, but I feel like you would need to learn a bit mo...

I'm on a team, but we have absolutely NO scripters on the team yet, so me of all people have to do it.

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:08 PM

#

Oof, that must be.. stressful?

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:09 PM

#

I know a bit of Javascript, that's all i know about coding

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:09 PM

#

I'm sure learning Lua or Luau won't be a problem then

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:11 PM

#

past wind I'm sure learning Lua or Luau won't be a problem then

#

Button = workspace.Lobby.Shop.ShopBlock.ShopButton
GUI = game.Players.LocalPlayer:WaitForChild("PlayerGui").Shop

Button.Triggered:Connect(function()
    GUI.Enabled = true
end)

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:11 PM

#

Is the script inside of starterplayerscripts?

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:12 PM

#

Yes

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:12 PM

#

Try WaitForChild

#

This problem happens alot

#

Use WaitForChild and insert shopblock

#

workspace.Lobby.Shop:WaitForChild("ShopBlock").ShopButton

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:13 PM

#

IT WORKS

#

Thank yall so much for helping me

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:14 PM

#

No problem!

#

I love helping people in sxriptinghelp because it's these small issues that make big differences lol

#

At least now you know the difference between local and default scripts

#

Also if you are planning to learn Roblox studio, make sure you practice module scripts! Everyone uses them and they are very practical.

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:15 PM

#

Well, I'm a builder, that's my main job

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:15 PM

#

Oh, well that's unexpected lol

#

A bit weird telling a builder to script.. lol?

#

Well when you have no other options I guess you have to find suitable ones

undone yarrow Feb 22, 2026, 10:16 PM

#

Who else are they gonna ask? A consept artist? though, it would be funny watching them get confused

past wind Feb 22, 2026, 10:16 PM

#

Haha, anyways good luck with your game!

#Shop script by Proximity prompt