DataReady Not Working?
I am an beginner-intermediate scripter, and I am new to the DataReady, until today. I looked on the ROBLOX wiki for a template on what I need to do to make a IntValue inside a folder that keeps track of how many times you have played.
01 | vcKey = "PlayerVisitCount" |
02 |
03 | game.Players.PlayerAdded:connect(function(player) |
04 | if player:WaitForDataReady() then |
05 |
06 | local ls = Instance.new("Folder") |
07 | ls.Name = "Visits" |
08 | ls.Parent = player |
09 |
10 | local vc = Instance.new("IntValue") |
11 | vc.Name = "VisitsCount" |
12 | vc.Parent = ls |
13 | vc.Value = player:LoadNumber(vcKey) + 1 |
14 | end |
15 | end) |
When I run it, the folder doesn't even appear inside the player. When I check the output window to see an error, there are no errors either.
2 answers
Be aware that in test mode on studio, the player loads before the scripts. This means that your player is added to the game before your script has a chance to recognize it. I would do something like this:
01 | vcKey = "PlayerVisitCount" |
02 |
03 | local function AddPlayer(player) |
04 | if player:WaitForDataReady() then |
05 | local ls = Instance.new("Folder") |
06 | ls.Name = "Visits" |
07 | ls.Parent = player |
08 |
09 | local vc = Instance.new("IntValue") |
10 | vc.Name = "VisitsCount" |
11 | vc.Parent = ls |
12 | vc.Value = player:LoadNumber(vcKey) + 1 |
13 | end |
14 | end |
15 |
Also, don't quote me on this, but i'm not certain that data stores will work in test mode. If that code still isn't working, try printing to the dev console online.
:WaitForDataReady() is a yield method of player. Get rid of the if statement, and put the :WaitForDataReady() on its own, then it should work.
However, I advise strongly against DataPersistence, you should switch to the latest and more reliable DataStore's.