Board Thread:ROBLOX help and discussion/@comment-188.52.160.101-20130615120552/@comment-14066068-20130731200322

188.52.160.101 wrote: So I searcched the ROBLOX wiki on how to script. But I followed everything on "Your First Script" wiki. However, nothing happened. There was no "Hello, World!" appearing on my screen. I have also checked the "Absoluter beginner's guide to scripting", I did the final script part which makes the desired Brick transparent, it didn't go transparent either. I'd really appreciate some help. If you still need help, then here it goes:

First of all, the "Hello, World!" is not displayed on the screen, it is displayed in the Output Window. To access the Output Window, go to Roblox Studio. Edit any of your existing places, or create a new, blank place. To do that, go to File > New. A window should pop out named "Place 1". Go to View > Output Window. A Window on bottom should pop out. That is the Output Window where errors and arguments from print function appear. Now go to View > Basic Objects. Find an object called "Script". Double click it. A window should pop out and in the first line, there should be print("Hello, World"). Exit the script by clicking a small x on top of the script window, by small bar that says "Script". If there is already something in the output, right click it and press Clear Output. Now click the green arrow, called Run and look at the Output, see what it says. If it says "Hello, World!", without the quotation marks " ", then everything is alright.

For the brick part, make sure that you have typed everything correctly and that you ran the game after completing the script by clicking the Run button. Also, make sure that you got through all the steps.

There is a group called Lua Learners on Roblox. I recommend you join them. Log into their site and go through lessons. Take the exams and test your knowledge by making scripts. If you don't understand something, go to the Lua Learners wall, Lua Learners Site wall or Forum. You can also ask for a teacher. It isn't always easy to find one, but once you do, it will be much easier for you to understand everything.