[HELP] I need help with a custom PM system.

[TheGamingMann]

Hello. I am attempting to make a custom PM system but I am having some issues. I get no errors but it sends the pm to me no matter what... I am confused.

*EDIT* So I figured this out the PM works... it sends right but it sends to global when there is no one in the server with that name. or partial name... still really confused.

  
function privateMessageTwo(player, command, sentTo, ...) 
    if (command == "pm") then 
        local messageTable = {...} 
        local message = table.concat(messageTable, " ") 
        local sendTo = getPlayerFromPartialName(sentTo, player) 
        if (sendTo ~= "") then 
            if (message ~= "") then 
                outputChatBox("#00FF00[PM FROM]#FFFFFF"..getPlayerName(player).."#BDBDBD: "..message, sendTo, 255, 255, 255, true) 
                outputChatBox("#00FF00[PM TO]#FFFFFF"..getPlayerName(sendTo).."#BDBDBD: "..message, player, 255, 255, 255, true) 
            else 
                outputChatBox("Failed No Message") 
            end 
        else 
            outputChatBox("Failed No Name") 
        end 
    else 
        outputChatBox("Failed No Command") 
    end 
end 
addCommandHandler("pm", privateMessageTwo) 
  
function getPlayerFromPartialName(name) 
    local name = name and name:gsub("#%x%x%x%x%x%x", ""):lower() or nil 
    if name then 
        for _, player in ipairs(getElementsByType("player")) do 
            local name_ = getPlayerName(player):gsub("#%x%x%x%x%x%x", ""):lower() 
            if name_:find(name, 1, true) then 
                return player 
            end 
        end 
    end 
end 
  

[Gr0x]

You forgot about the second argument of outputChatBox.

outputChatBox("Failed No Message",player) 

[TheGamingMann]

You forgot about the second argument of outputChatBox.

outputChatBox("Failed No Message",player) 

Those are just test messages. the problem I am having is it sends the message globally if there is no player by the name in the server.

[Gr0x]

if (sendTo ~= "") then 

to

if sendTo then 

[TheGamingMann]

if (sendTo ~= "") then 

to

if sendTo then 

Thanks man that worked. Thank you so much for helping. There are so many friendly people on here. Have a good night/day.