Does anyone know why this script doesn't save the table?

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#1

I want to make it when you leave it saves your tools. I’m saving a table into a datastore but it doesn’t save or something is wrong but I don’t see it. So this is why I’m asking for help

The issue is that its just not working and I don’t get. I’ve been working on this for almost all day debugging one script.

I’ve been trying putting prints in specific places but It doesn’t help.

local DSS = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local Inventory = DSS:GetDataStore("Inventory")

local function getInv(folder) ------------------------------ Gets contents of a folder and converts into a table
	local Children = folder:GetChildren()
	local tab = {}
	
	for i = 1, #Children do
		local child = Children[i]
		if child then
			table.insert(tab, child.Name)
			print(child.Name)
		end
	end
	
	return tab
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plyr)
	local InvFolder = Instance.new("Folder", plyr) ---------- Inventory Folder
	local tries = 0
	InvFolder.Name = "Inventory"
	
	local function getTab() ------------------------------- Gets the inventory table from datastore
		InvTab = Inventory:GetAsync(plyr.UserId)
	end
	
	local success, err = pcall(getTab)
	
	while not success do ------------------------------------------- If not successful retry
		tries = tries + 1
		if tries >= 10 then
			plyr:Kick("Data failed to load rejoin")
		else
			success, err = pcall(getTab)
		end
	end
	
	print(InvTab)
	
	if InvTab then ----------------------------------------------- Check if there is data to load
		print("InvTab Is Not Nil")
		for i, v in pairs(InvTab) do
			if v then
				local item = game.ServerStorage.Items:FindFirstChild(v)
				if item then
					item:Clone().Parent = InvFolder ---------------------------- Load items into inventory
				end
			end
		end
	end
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(plyr)
	local folder = plyr:WaitForChild("Inventory")
	
	local success, err = pcall(function()
		Inventory:SetAsync(plyr.UserId, getInv(folder))
	end)
end)

I just don’t see anything wrong with this script. If someone could tell me what I’m doing wrong thanks.

#2

I would recommend replacing that with:

for i, v in pairs(Children) do
	if child then
		table.insert(tab[i], v.Value)
	end
end

You were saving names, not values.

#3

The reason i’m saving names is because I wan’t to know what tools are in the inventory folder. image

#4

for some reason it only gives me the items in studio but not the actual game