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Why am I getting 'attempt to index nil'?
I am trying to make a saving collectible system by using a Boolean Value called 'regularFound'. I put the value in StarterCharacterScripts, and I can collect the item just fine. However, when I try to save the value with a script, I get the error message attempt to index nil with 'regularFound'. Here is my code:
local store = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local datastore = store:GetDataStore("Data")
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
plr.Character.regularFound.Value = datastore:GetAsync(plr.UserId.. "value")
end)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(plr)
datastore:SetAsync(plr.UserId.. "value", plr.Character.regularFound)
end)
Any idea why studio thinks that 'regularFound' does not exist?
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That error usually happens when an instance doesn't exist or when an instance hasn't loaded yet. What you can maybe do is:
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
plr.CharacterAdded:Connect(function(char)
char:WaitForChild("regularFound").Value = datastore:GetAsync(plr.UserId.."value")
end)
end)
This will wait for the character to load and the regularFound value to load. `
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The problem is that boolean values don't support strings, they just support bools. Change the bool value to a string value.
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