Roblox Studio Lua if-statement in loop

Question

I have a Roblox Game in this game the time changes using the code on the Roblox Developer site(robloxdev.com) I have been making a door with two unions called "open" and "closed". I want the door to be open between 10 in the morning and 5 in the evening. However the door won't open and it's not even bringing up the print open/close when it is the right time.

This is my current code Note: The script is in the same model (called: Door) as the two unions.

while true do
   if game.Lighting.ClockTime > 10 and game.Lighting.ClockTime < 17 then
        --Open the door
        print("open")
        script.Parent.Closed.Transparency = 1
        script.Parent.Closed.CanCollide = false

        script.Parent.Open.Transparency = 0
        script.Parent.Open.CanCollide = true
    else
        --Close the door
        print("close")
        script.Parent.Closed.Transparency = 0
        script.Parent.Closed.CanCollide = true

        script.Parent.Open.Transparency = 1
        script.Parent.Open.CanCollide = false
    end
end

Thank's for any help.

I may have missed it, but whats the issue you are looking for assistance with? is the door not doing what you expect? is the whole game seeming to freeze up? — Nifim
sorry I never said that the door won't open, thanks for pointing it out — Crann Moroney
are you updating Lighting.ClockTime? this property does not correspond with the actual time of day and will not change during the game unless it has been changed by a script. — Nifim
You might also need to add a wait() inside the while true loop but outside the if statement. — Taazar
Yes I said I was using the Roblox Code for changing the time which is DEFINITELY working. — Crann Moroney

Vector3 Vector3 · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-11T20:12:07

You should add wait inside the while loop.

while true do
   if game.Lighting.ClockTime > 10 and game.Lighting.ClockTime < 17 then
        --Open the door
        print("open")
        script.Parent.Closed.Transparency = 1
        script.Parent.Closed.CanCollide = false

        script.Parent.Open.Transparency = 0
        script.Parent.Open.CanCollide = true
    else
        --Close the door
        print("close")
        script.Parent.Closed.Transparency = 0
        script.Parent.Closed.CanCollide = true

        script.Parent.Open.Transparency = 1
        script.Parent.Open.CanCollide = false
    end
    wait(1) -- change this to whatever you want
end

Roblox Studio Lua if-statement in loop

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