call function from server but run on client

[Steve Raf]

Hello,

i have an issue with my code (obviously) anyways i need to run a function in the client from my server but i can't figure out how to. i have a rep_init.lua which i run, which has:

AddCSLuaFile( "rep_shared.lua" )
AddCSLuaFile( "rep_cl.lua" )

include("rep_cl.lua")
include( 'rep_shared.lua' )

as you can see my files are called rep_shared.lua (server side the one i want to call the function from) and rep_cl.lua (which i want to run the function on) please help if possible. i also have:

include("rep_init.lua")

inside my rep_cl.lua

btw i'm new please give me constrictive feedback.

[MysteryPancake]

You could try using the [URL="http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/Net_Library_Usage"]net library[/URL]

[Infinitynull]

Net Library is a HUGE...I mean MASSIVELY HUGE part of Glua. You need to understand and learn how the server and client talk back and forth. <CODE BLUE> will help you, check the link out below. But "net.Receive" is your puppy in this case.

[url]https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFpuE-Qjn4EWqX-VJ_l7pbw/playlists[/url]

First, open the script server side. Then open it client side. The result will be in the console "1 + 5 = 6". In this case we are asking for no input, and sending with four bits.

if (SERVER) then

	util.AddNetworkString("myNetString") -- Register the Network String

	function additionX(a, b) -- Simple function returns a + b

		return a + b

	end

	net.Receive("myNetString",function() -- When the server receives the clients Network information

		local a = net.ReadInt(4) -- a = 1, receiving with four bits
		local b = net.ReadInt(4) -- b = 5, receiving with four bits

		print(additionX(a, b)) -- Print the return value of the function, with our defined parameters.

	end)
	
else

	net.Start("myNetString") -- Start the Network String
	net.WriteInt(1, 4) -- Write the first part as 1, with bits as four. The server will receive these numbers in order as we send them.
	net.WriteInt(5, 4) -- Write the second part as 5, with bits as four. Realize that you have to send and receive with the same bit size.
	net.SendToServer() -- Send what we have to the server.

end

[MysteryPancake]

Or, if you want an example that could work with what you want to do:

-- in rep_shared.lua:
util.AddNetworkString("RunSomeFunction")

-- this would run the function in the clientside file:
net.Start( "RunSomeFunction" )
net.Send( someplayer ) -- make sure someplayer is an actual player

-- in rep_cl.lua:
net.Receive( "RunSomeFunction", YourFunction ) -- YourFunction is whatever the function you want to run is, and it should run once you run the serverside net.Start and net.Send bit

Pretty simple stuff