Can't Find A Key In The DataStore

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Hey I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong here, but I’m trying to get a key from the datastore and it’s saying that it’s nil.

local Work = DataStore:GetDataStore("Classwork")

local function createCode(Player, code)--receives the code
	local code = code
	
	members = Classes:GetAsync(code)--Check if the code is already in use
	if not members then
		Classes:SetAsync(code, {Owner = Player.UserId, Members = {}})
		Work:SetAsync(code, {work = {}})--This is the one I'm having trouble with
		local StringValue = Instance.new("StringValue")
		StringValue.Name = code
		StringValue.Value = code
		StringValue.Parent = Player.OwnedClasses
		print("There are no members")
		return true
	else
		--Tell the user the code is taken, class codes must be unique
		return false
	end
end

local function addWorkToClass(player,code,subject)--receives the player's name, code and the subject/course
	print(code)--prints the correct code
	if player.OwnedClasses:FindFirstChild(code) then--if the player owns the class then
		members = Work:GetAsync(code)--Check to see if the code is actually a code
		print(members)--prints nil
		if members then--if it's a code then
			print("it's an actually code")
			members:UpdateAsync(code, function(members)
				table.insert(members, subject)--in the work table insert the subject/course
				print("firing back to the client")
				ReplicatedStorage.AddWorkToClassClient:FireClient(player,subject)--fire a back to the client
			end)
		else
			print("it's not a code")
		end
	end
end

“it’s not a code” will always print. If I do…

members = Classes:GetAsync(code)
	if members then

…it works, so I’m not sure why it won’t work with Work.

Thanks :grinning:

2

Can you not SetAsync twice? I think it’s setting Async for Classes, but not Work.

3

You should be able to call SetAsync twice. Where are you calling createCode? Something over there might be interrupting the saving, somehow.

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