Argument 1 missing or nil (Second post, because no further support was given)

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:03am

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What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
Make it so the script functions properly
What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!

Line that keeps giving the error:

Information = HttpService:JSONDecode(Information.Data)

The DatastoreUpdate Function:

function _G:DatastoreUpdate(FuncInformation,Update)
	local Player = FuncInformation.Player
	local Key = Player.UserId
		local Information = ArrestDatastore:GetAsync(Key)
		local Sentence = 0
		local Threshold = 15
		if Information == nil then
			Information = {
				Sentence = 0
			}
		ArrestDatastore:SetAsync(Key,HttpService:JSONEncode(Information))
		end

What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?
Uhhh, I added in Information.Data so it gets rid of the String error that kept giving me an error.

Vmena · June 5, 2020, 3:08am

Where in this code are you JSONDecoding? Could you please provide your entire code?

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:09am

function _G:DatastoreUpdate(FuncInformation,Update)
	local Player = FuncInformation.Player
	local Key = Player.UserId
		local Information = ArrestDatastore:GetAsync(Key)
		local Sentence = 0
		local Threshold = 15
		local Information = nil
		if Information == nil then
			Information = {
				Sentence = 0
			}
		ArrestDatastore:SetAsync(Key,HttpService:JSONEncode(Information))
		end
			Information = HttpService:JSONDecode(Information.Data)
			if Information.Sentence ~= 0 or FuncInformation.Sentence then
				if FuncInformation.Sentence ~= nil then
					Information.Sentence = Information.Sentence + FuncInformation.Sentence
					ArrestDatastore:SetAsync(Key,HttpService:JSONEncode(Information))
				end

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:09am

Information = HttpService:JSONDecode(Information.Data)

Vmena · June 5, 2020, 3:10am

That table is already decoded so it seems like you don’t even need that line, just remove it and see what happens.

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:14am

If I remove it, it just messes the script up, I’ve tried already.

Edit: Nvm, it didn’t mess it up, however, I’ll try the test in a public server.

Vmena · June 5, 2020, 3:16am

Okay, I believe I see the problem. Try this:

function _G:DatastoreUpdate(FuncInformation,Update)
	local Player = FuncInformation.Player
	local Key = Player.UserId
		local Information = ArrestDatastore:GetAsync(Key)
		local Sentence = 0
		local Threshold = 15
		local Information = nil
		if Information then
			Information = HttpService:JSONDecode(Information)
		else
			Information = {
				Sentence = 0
			}
		ArrestDatastore:SetAsync(Key,HttpService:JSONEncode(Information))
		end
			if Information.Sentence ~= 0 or FuncInformation.Sentence then
				if FuncInformation.Sentence ~= nil then
					Information.Sentence = Information.Sentence + FuncInformation.Sentence
					ArrestDatastore:SetAsync(Key,HttpService:JSONEncode(Information))
				end

This is because you were JsonDecoding no matter if it was decoded or not, if you move it into the if statement it will only decode if it’s coming directly from the datastore.

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:27am

Vmena · June 5, 2020, 3:28am

Oops, I made a tiny mistake. Try now.

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:31am

What’s the mistake, because I don’t think you fixed it.

Vmena · June 5, 2020, 3:33am

In the if statement I was doing

Information = HttpService:JSONDecode(Information.Data)

Information is a string so .Data definitely won’t work, but it doesn’t resemble the error you got.

What line is this error on?

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:37am

Line 48:

If I don’t add in the .Data to the Information, then it’ll give me my String error back.

Vmena · June 5, 2020, 3:38am

Which of those lines is line 48

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:41am

Information = HttpService:JSONDecode(Information.Data)

		ArrestDatastore:SetAsync(Key,HttpService:JSONEncode(Information))
		end
			Information = HttpService:JSONDecode(Information.Data)

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:42am

Original Script:

function _G:DatastoreUpdate(FuncInformation,Update)
	local Player = FuncInformation.Player
	local Key = Player.UserId
		local Information = ArrestDatastore:GetAsync(Key)
		local Sentence = 0
		local Threshold = 15
		local Information = nil
		if Information == nil then
			Information = {
				Sentence = 0
			}
		ArrestDatastore:SetAsync(Key,HttpService:JSONEncode(Information))
		end
			Information = HttpService:JSONDecode(Information.Data)
			if Information.Sentence ~= 0 or FuncInformation.Sentence then
				if FuncInformation.Sentence ~= nil then
					Information.Sentence = Information.Sentence + FuncInformation.Sentence
					ArrestDatastore:SetAsync(Key,HttpService:JSONEncode(Information))
				end

Vmena · June 5, 2020, 3:42am

That screenshot looks like you didn’t copy over the code how I had it. Try copying over exactly what I had above.

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:43am

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player) -- line 92
	local PushTable = { -- line 93
	Player = Player -- line 94
	} -- line 95
	_G:DatastoreUpdate(PushTable) -- line 96
end) -- line 97

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:44am

It’s because I took the wrong screenshot.

Vmena · June 5, 2020, 3:44am

The code sample you provided doesn’t look like it either.

Lmethod · June 5, 2020, 3:45am

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player) -- line 92
	local PushTable = { -- line 93
	Player = Player -- line 94
	} -- line 95
	_G:DatastoreUpdate(PushTable) -- line 96
end) -- line 97

I don’t know at this point…