Script isn't saving player data to data store, have i referenced it correctly? [closed]

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4 years ago

Edited 4 years ago

hi can anyone help figure out why this isnt saving the data?

001-- Data Storage
002local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
003 
004local playerData = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("PlayerData")
005 
006 
007 
008local function onPlayerJoin(player)  -- Runs when players join
009 
010    local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")  --Sets up leaderstats folder
011 
012    leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
013 
014    leaderstats.Parent = player
015 
016 
017 
018    local bucks = Instance.new("IntValue") --Sets up value for leaderstats
019 
020    bucks.Name = "Bucks"
021 
022    bucks.Parent = leaderstats
023 
024 
025 
026    local exp = Instance.new("IntValue") --Sets up value for leaderstats
027 
028    exp.Name = "Experience"
029 
030    exp.Parent = leaderstats
031 
032 
033    local rank = Instance.new("StringValue") --Sets up value for leaderstats
034 
035    rank.Name = "Rank"
036 
037    rank.Parent = leaderstats
038 
039 
040 
041    local playerUserId = "Player_" .. player.UserId  --Gets player ID
042 
043    local data = playerData:GetAsync(playerUserId)  --Checks if player has stored data
044 
045    if data then
046 
047        bucks.Value = data['Bucks']
048 
049        exp.Value = data['Experience']
050 
051        rank.Value = data['Rank']
052 
053    else
054 
055        -- Data store is working, but no current data for this player
056 
057        bucks.Value = 50
058 
059        exp.Value = 50
060 
061        rank.Value = "Rec"
062 
063    end
064 
065end
066 
067 
068 
069local function create_table(player)
070 
071    local player_stats = {}
072 
073    for _, stat in pairs(player.leaderstats:GetChildren()) do
074 
075        player_stats[stat.Name] = stat.Value
076 
077    end
078 
079    return player_stats
080 
081end
082 
083 
084 
085local function onPlayerExit(player)  --Runs when players exit
086 
087 
088 
089    local player_stats = create_table(player)
090 
091    local success, err = pcall(function()
092 
093        local playerUserId = "Player_" .. player.UserId
094 
095        playerData:SetAsync(playerUserId, player_stats) --Saves player data
096 
097        print("Player Data Stored")
098 
099    end)
100 
101 
102 
103    if not success then
104 
105        warn('Could not save data!')
106 
107    end
108 
109end
110 
111 
112 
113game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(onPlayerJoin)
114 
115game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(onPlayerExit)
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