My Question
Okay so I have a piece of code that kinda breaks the game. I have a remote function that is fired from the client and the server sends in a value or a string. So I have a question here.
So How can I use the :SetAsync function for a datastore using a variable. Like this situation
My Script
local settedAsync = data["Purchases"][ItemType][itemName]
settedAsync = "Equipable"
datastore:SetAsync(key, settedAsync)
If you can provide a way, please answer down below here.
( and yes a lot of people are telling me to use profile service, but i am trying regular datastores )
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And here is what the result is when I do that local variable.
What it is supposed to look like. But this is a example.
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I don’t know if I am supposed to use :UpdateAsync as I don’t know how to work it.
if anyone down here can explain the :UpdateAsync function a bit better than Roblox’s documentation then it will help me a lot! Please and thank you!
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:UpdateAsync() takes two parameters: The Key, and a function to set the data - both are required
The Key (you probably know what it is if you’ve used datastore before)
A callback function - takes in two arguments: The Current Value and DataStoreKeyInfo
Only the current value is needed
To set the value, just return a value
Example:
local dss = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
function addToCash(amount: number, player: Player)
dss:UpdateAsync(player.UserId.."_Cash", function(currentvalue)
player:WaitForChild("Cash").Value += amount
return currentvalue + amount
end)
end
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
addToCash(10, player)
end)
This script adds 10 cash to the player’s cash value on join.
:UpdateAsync() is normally used when it is unnecessary to :GetAsync() and :SetAsync()
