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Is it impossible to save "StringValue" through DataStore?

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retrobricks 162

6 years ago

Edited 6 years ago

I won't my datastore to save "StringValue" is it unsupported or it is a script error it just changes it to a number?

Server Script:

01--DataStores
02local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
03local DataStore_oofs = DataStore:GetDataStore("SaveSystem_oofs")
04local DataStore_rank = DataStore:GetDataStore("SaveSystem_rank")
05 
06--Create leaderboard
07game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
08    --Create Leaderboard
09    local LeaderBoard = Instance.new("Folder",player)
10    LeaderBoard.Name = "leaderstats"
11    --Create Values
12    local Oofs = Instance.new("NumberValue",LeaderBoard)
13    Oofs.Name = "Oofs"
14    Oofs.Value = 0
15    local Rank = Instance.new("StringValue",LeaderBoard)
16    Rank.Name = "Rank"
17    Rank.Value = "New Oofer"
18    wait(1)
19    --Load
20    Oofs.Value = DataStore_oofs:GetAsync(player.UserId, Oofs.Value)
21    Rank.Value = DataStore_rank:GetAsync(player.UserId, Rank.Value)
22end)
23 
24--Save Data
25game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
26    --Varibles
27    local Oofs = player.leaderstats.Oofs
28    local Rank = player.leaderstats.Rank
29    --Save
30    DataStore_oofs:SetAsync(player.UserId, Oofs.Value)
31    DataStore_rank:SetAsync(player.UserId, Rank.Value)
32end)
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If there is a way to save string values, please explain?

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2 answers

Answered by

fr2013 88

6 years ago

If the player is added, then it would get a sync to the strings after dying I guess. So insert this inside game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player) and replace it with the other GetASync

1local InStudio = game:GetService("RunService"):IsStudio()
2 
3if not InStudio then
4        Oofs.Value = DataStore_oofs:GetAsync(tostring(player.userId)) or 0
5        Rank.Value = DataStore_rank:GetAsync(tostring(player.userId)) or "New Oofer"
6    else
7        Oofs.Value = DataStore_oofs
8        Rank.Value = DataStore_rank
9    end

Answered by

Shadrz 40

6 years ago

Edited 6 years ago

This is probably the solution.

01--DataStores
02local DataStore = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
03local DataStore_oofs = DataStore:GetDataStore("SaveSystem_oofs")
04local DataStore_rank = DataStore:GetDataStore("SaveSystem_rank")
05 
06--Create leaderboard
07game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
08    local key = "id_" .. player.UserId
09    --Create Leaderboard
10    local LeaderBoard = Instance.new("Folder",player)
11    LeaderBoard.Name = "leaderstats"
12    --Create Values
13    local Oofs = Instance.new("NumberValue",LeaderBoard)
14    Oofs.Name = "Oofs"
15    Oofs.Value = 0
16    local Rank = Instance.new("StringValue",LeaderBoard)
17    Rank.Name = "Rank"
18    Rank.Value = "New Oofer"
19    wait(1)
20    --Load
21    if DataStore_oofs:GetAsync(player.UserId) and DataStore_rank:GetAsync(player.UserId) then
22        Oofs.Value = DataStore_oofs:GetAsync(key)
23        Rank.Value = DataStore_rank:GetAsync(key)
24    else
25    return
26    end
27end)
28 
29--Save Data
30game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
31    local key = "id_" .. player.UserId
32    --Varibles
33    local Oofs = player.leaderstats.Oofs
34    local Rank = player.leaderstats.Rank
35    --Save
36    DataStore_oofs:SetAsync(key, Oofs.Value)
37    DataStore_rank:SetAsync(key, Rank.Value)
38end)
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Is it impossible to save "StringValue" through DataStore?

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