attempt to index global 'ent' (a nil value)

Question

Before I start I should say that I'm fairly new to programming. Currently trying to make a script that spawns the player at the same spot where he died, however whenever I run the script it gives me this error.

[ERROR] addons/aaa/lua/weapons/test.lua:9: attempt to index global 'ent' (a nil value)

Here is the code.

--Command
concommand.Add( "test_command", function( ply )
  local hi = ply:GetPos()
  ply:Spawn()
  ent.ply:setPos (hi)
  end)

(That's the entire script btw) If anyone could help me that would be greatly appreciated.

It means that `ent` is undefined at that point. – lhf Sep 29 '15 at 17:31 — lhf, Sep 29 '15 at 17:31

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 29 '15 at 17:27

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I assume you want to set position to the ply variable.

concommand.Add( "test_command", function( ply )
  local hi = ply:GetPos()
  ply:Spawn()
  ply:SetPos(hi)
  end
)

From the docs, it should be SetPos and not setPos.

answered Sep 29 '15 at 17:27

hjpotter92

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That worked thanks, I didn't realize capitalization mattered that much. o.0 – beepandrew Sep 29 '15 at 18:33

attempt to index global 'ent' (a nil value)

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