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Cannot store Dictionary in data store?
So I made a placement system and you can change its color, material etc. But the only thing that doesnt work is saving the build. here is my script:
01 | local partTable = {} |
02 |
03 | for i, inst in pairs(workspace:GetChildren()) do |
04 | if inst.Name == "BuiltBlock" then |
05 | local position = inst.Position |
06 | local material = inst.Material |
07 | local color = inst.BrickColor |
08 | local size = inst.Size |
09 | partTable[i] = {Position = position, Material = material, Color = color, Size = size} |
10 | end |
11 | end |
12 |
13 | local success, err = pcall(function() |
14 | BuildsDataStore:SetAsync(player.UserId, partTable) |
15 | end) |
16 | if err then |
17 | print(err) |
18 | end |
So when i try to save it, it prints:
104: Cannot store Dictionary in data store. Data stores can only accept valid UTF-8 characters.
Please help!!
Edit: Ok, so I found a way to save the data. But, it saves all the values as one? What is happening here?
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You can't store Color3 or Vector3 (not sure about material), you can convert those values to ints before saving Leamir 3138 — 4y
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how would i convert vector3 to an int val DragonSpawner12 61 — 4y
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convert it to a strings instead, for your case strings would be easier, use JSon greatneil80 2647 — 4y
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Vector3.X, Vector3.Y, Vector3.Z Leamir 3138 — 4y
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ok it doesnt work when i load the build. apparently when i save the table, it takes all the values and adds them all up? why is that? DragonSpawner12 61 — 4y
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I need to see the save script Leamir 3138 — 4y
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https://pastebin.com/Y2W3kckk DragonSpawner12 61 — 4y
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The issue isn't actually the dictionary- it's the contents. DataStores are effectively JSON tables, so they can only store numbers, booleans, tables, and strings. You could fairly easily store the Vector3s and Color3s as arrays/dictionaries like
01 | local vector3 = { |
02 | X = myVector3.X, |
03 | Y = myVector3.Y, |
04 | Z = myVector3.Z |
05 | } |
06 |
07 | local color3 = { |
08 | R = myColor3.R, |
09 | G = myColor3.G, |
10 | B = myColor3.B |
11 | } |
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It kind of works, but when i load the build, it prints X cannot be assigned to [blank]. What is happening here? DragonSpawner12 61 — 4y