Can you SetAttributes to be reduced by a DataStore2?

[zeroRiley]

1. What do you want to achieve?
   Reduce an Attribute value by a data store.

2. What is the issue?
   I tried a few things and figured I’d ask for help. Not sure if I can convert it to an int or something.

3. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Developer Hub?

function funMod.DealDmg(localPlayer)
	local boss = game.StarterGui.ScreenGui.Monster
	local healthAtt = boss:GetAttribute("Health")
	local DamageStore = DataStore2("Damage", localPlayer)
	
       --I need some logic, like healthAtt(toInt32) - DamageStore

	boss:SetAttribute("Health", healthAtt - DamageStore) -- Doesn't work sadly.
end

[azqjanna]

You need tonumber() and tostring() to convert back and forth between numbers and strings. Sometimes it will be done automatically, like if you use the concat operator ..

[zeroRiley]

local Damage = DamageStore:Get()