How to get a specific value from a DataStore table

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#1

Trying to get a specific value from a players data, I’ve accessed the player data using GetAsync but I Icant get a specific value out of it.
This is a picture of the datasave script showing that I used tables.
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How would I get my desired value out of the table, it keeps returning as nil.

Any help is appreciated!

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#2

If I were you, I would give your data a string index.

So instead of using dataToSave[i], try using dataToSave[v.Name] which will create an index with the folder’s name. Then when you are ready to index your data, you can do dataToSave['myDataIndex']. This way, it stays the same and you’re able to index it the same way each time.

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#3

Okay, I understand that now, but how do I use SetAsync in this case.

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#4

For example,

for i, folders in pairs(folder:GetChildren()) do
    dataToSave[folders.Name] = {}
    for j,data in pairs(folders:GetChildren()) do
        dataToSave[folders.Name][data.Name] = data.Value
    end
end
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#5

So it would be, datasave:SetAsync(plr.UserId,dataToSave)?

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#6

Yeah, exactly. You can save dictionaries to DS just as you’re able to save normal tables.

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#7

So making an index will reference every value inside the table and I will be able to choose which of the values I want to change basically?

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#8

Yeah, exactly. So if your data looks like

local myData = {
    ['Colours'] = {
        ['R'] = 123;
        ['G'] = 123;
        ['B'] = 123;
    };
}

You could just do

print(myData['Colours']['R']) -- should output 123
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#9

Alright, I’ll attempt this and see if it works, ill update you on it when I can!

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#10

So, I came across an error.
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#11

Hmmm, could you send what your player folder looks like?

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#12

Here you go.
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#13

Thanks! And that highlighted line is the line that’s erroring, correct?

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#14

Yes it is. Tried fixing but I don’t understand how to

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#15

Do you have the new expressive output? If so, could you print the saves variable?

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#16

Did when I left the game. image

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#17

Thanks! I think I see the issue, hold on.
So, you’d have to try something like this:

for i,folder in pairs(Storage:GetChildren()) do
    local dataFolder = Instance.new('Folder', PlrStats)
    dataFolder.Name = folder.Name
    for j,value in pairs(folder:GetChildren()) do
        local dataValue = Instance.new('IntValue', folder)
        dataValue.Name = Value.Name
        dataValue.Value = saves[i][value.Name] -- indexes your saved data with the name of the value inside of your folder inside of storage. 'i' is your folder's name, and 'j' is the specific value's name.
    end
end
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#18

Gives the same error, Its trying to get the health value from something that doesn’t exist, I’ll try to use what you said to fix the old Datasave script to see if that works.

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#19

Okay I fixed it the problem now I am trying to figure out how to get the data from another script. Is it like this?
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#20

Yeah, that should work as long as myData[‘Guild’][‘Member’] exists.