help with change name

[Blaawee]

hello guys , i'm trying to change my name to arabic name in the chat

this is what i'v been do :

function changename( thePlayer, command, name ) 
    if ( name ) then 
    local newPlayerNick = " .. name .. " 
    local oldNick = getElementData( thePlayer, "ar.name" ) 
        if ( oldNick == false ) then 
            setElementData ( thePlayer, "ar.name", newPlayerNick ) 
            outputChatBox ("Your new nickname has been set to" .. getElementData( thePlayer, "ar.name", newPlayerNick ), thePlayer,0,255,0,true ) 
        else 
            outputChatBox ("Incorrect syntax, Correct: /name ", thePlayer,255,0,0,true ) 
        end 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler( "name", changename ) 
  
function chat( msg, type ) 
    if type == 0 and getElementData( thePlayer, "ar.name", newPlayerNick ) ~= false then 
    cancelEvent() 
    outputChatBox("[ " .. newPlayerNick .. " ] : " .. msg, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root, chat ) 

is there any way to make it

[Castillo]

function changename( thePlayer, command, name ) 
    if ( not name ) then outputChatBox ("Incorrect syntax, Correct: /name ", thePlayer,255,0,0,true ) return end 
        local newPlayerNick = name 
        local oldNick = getElementData( thePlayer, "ar.name" ) 
        if ( oldNick == false ) then 
            setElementData ( thePlayer, "ar.name", newPlayerNick ) 
            outputChatBox ("Your new nickname has been set to: ".. newPlayerNick, thePlayer,0,255,0,true ) 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler( "name", changename ) 
  
function chat( msg, type ) 
    if (type == 0 and getElementData( source, "ar.name" ) ~= false) then 
    cancelEvent() 
    outputChatBox("[ " .. tostring(getElementData( source, "ar.name" )) .. " ] : " .. msg, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root, chat ) 

[Blaawee]

that's to fast solidsnake

but when i type this command : /name بلاوي

it say's : Incorrect syntax, Correct: /name

and my name will be like this :

[.. name ..] : hi

i want convert it to arabic name

[Castillo]

Copy it again.

[Blaawee]

it's work fine but i can't change my name again

[Castillo]

That's because you added a check to see if he already has a name.

function changename( thePlayer, command, name ) 
    if ( not name ) then outputChatBox ("Incorrect syntax, Correct: /name ", thePlayer,255,0,0,true ) return end 
    local newPlayerNick = name 
    setElementData ( thePlayer, "ar.name", newPlayerNick ) 
    outputChatBox ("Your new nickname has been set to: ".. newPlayerNick, thePlayer,0,255,0,true ) 
end 
addCommandHandler( "name", changename ) 
  
function chat( msg, type ) 
    if (type == 0 and getElementData( source, "ar.name" ) ~= false) then 
    cancelEvent() 
    outputChatBox("[ " .. tostring(getElementData( source, "ar.name" )) .. " ] : " .. msg, getRootElement(), 255, 255, 255, true) 
    end 
end 
addEventHandler("onPlayerChat", root, chat ) 

[Blaawee]

thx solid that great work thx allot

[Castillo]

You're welcome .