How to make a DataStore Using Tables and BindToClose

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#1

Hello Everyone! I need your help please.

I cant seem to get my DataStore Working with tables and Was wondering if anyone can help me out with a script.

My Leaderstats Contains:

  1. Cash
  2. Energy
  3. OffTime
  4. Exp

I have a script for both leaderstats and DataStore but It doesnt seem to save and Im not sure how the game:BindToClose works. Script will be down below.

Script Below

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local GameStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("GameStore")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	
	local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
	leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
	leaderstats.Parent = player
	
	local Cash = Instance.new("IntValue")
	Cash.Name = "Cash"
	Cash.Parent = player.leaderstats
	Cash.Value = 100
	
	local Exp = Instance.new("IntValue")
	Exp.Name = "Exp"
	Exp.Parent = player.leaderstats
	Exp.Value = 0
	
	local Energy = Instance.new("IntValue")
	Energy.Name = "Energy"
	Energy.Parent = player.leaderstats
	Energy.Value = 0
	
	local OffTime = Instance.new("IntValue")
	OffTime.Name = "OffTime"
	OffTime.Parent = player.leaderstats
	OffTime.Value = 0
	
	
	
	local playerUserId = "Player".. player.UserId
	
	-- Load The Data
	
	local data =  GameStore:GetAsync(playerUserId)
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		data = GameStore:GetAsync(playerUserId)
	end)
	if success then
		Cash.Value = data.Cash
		Exp.Value = data.Exp
		OffTime.Value = data.OffTime
		Energy.Value = data.Energy

		-- set our data to Player Cash
	else
		print("New Player or Data not found!")

	end
end)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	
	local playerUserId = "Player".. player.UserId
	
	local data = {
		Cash = player.leaderstats.Cash.Value;
		Energy = player.leaderstats.Energy.Value;
		Exp = player.leaderstats.Exp.Value;
		OffTime = player.leaderstats.Offtime.Value;
	
	}
		
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		GameStore:SetAsync(playerUserId, data)
	end)
	
	if success then
		print("Data saved when leaving! Succesful")
	else
		print("There was an error saving")
		warn(errormessage)
	end
	
	
end)

Sorry if I did this wrong I am kinda new to posting.

Thank You!

#2

Could you please paste the script into the devforum post? I would rather not download a random lua file.

#3

Will do Im just kind of new to posting on the dev forum so sorry if I do this wrong.

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local GameStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("GameStore")

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	
	local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
	leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
	leaderstats.Parent = player
	
	local Cash = Instance.new("IntValue")
	Cash.Name = "Cash"
	Cash.Parent = player.leaderstats
	Cash.Value = 100
	
	local Exp = Instance.new("IntValue")
	Exp.Name = "Exp"
	Exp.Parent = player.leaderstats
	Exp.Value = 0
	
	local Energy = Instance.new("IntValue")
	Energy.Name = "Energy"
	Energy.Parent = player.leaderstats
	Energy.Value = 0
	
	local OffTime = Instance.new("IntValue")
	OffTime.Name = "OffTime"
	OffTime.Parent = player.leaderstats
	OffTime.Value = 0
	
	
	
	local playerUserId = "Player".. player.UserId
	
	-- Load The Data
	
	local data =  GameStore:GetAsync(playerUserId)
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		data = GameStore:GetAsync(playerUserId)
	end)
	if success then
		Cash.Value = data.Cash
		Exp.Value = data.Exp
		OffTime.Value = data.OffTime
		Energy.Value = data.Energy

		-- set our data to Player Cash
	else
		print("New Player or Data not found!")

	end
end)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	
	local playerUserId = "Player".. player.UserId
	
	local data = {
		Cash = player.leaderstats.Cash.Value;
		Energy = player.leaderstats.Energy.Value;
		Exp = player.leaderstats.Exp.Value;
		OffTime = player.leaderstats.Offtime.Value;
	
	}
		
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		GameStore:SetAsync(playerUserId, data)
	end)
	
	if success then
		print("Data saved when leaving! Succesful")
	else
		print("There was an error saving")
		warn(errormessage)
	end
	
	
end)
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#4

Here is how you would save everyones data with BindToClose, I found it from here
This isn’t my script its an example you can find anywhere

game:BindToClose(function()
    -- if the current session is studio, do nothing
    if RunService:IsStudio() then
        return
    end
 
    print("saving player data")
 
    -- go through all players, saving their data
    local players = Players:GetPlayers()
    for _, player in pairs(players) do
        local userId = player.UserId
        local data = playerData[userId]
        if data then
            -- wrap in pcall to handle any errors
            local success, result = pcall(function()
                -- SetAsync yields so will stall shutdown
                dataStore:SetAsync(userId, data)
            end)
            if not success then
                warn(result)
            end    
        end
    end
 
    print("completed saving player data")
 
end)
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#5

Thank You. Do you know how the Tables work because I cant seem to get them right.

#6

Well the way I like to save tables is, I save the table itself and everything inside. Here’s an example

local DS = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("TableSaves")
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(Player)
        local myTable = {}

local TableData = DS:GetAsync(Player.UserId.."TableKey") -- Our table key
local GunData = DS:GetAsync(Player.UserId.."Gunkey") -- Our gun tool key

if TableData then
   if GunData then
  game.ReplicatedStorage.Gun:Clone().Parent = Player.StarterGear -- If there is the gun data
        end
end

end)


game:BindToClose(function() -- Save with bind to close
     for i,v in pairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
           local TData = DS:GetAsync(Player.User . . .
        end
    end)

I’m not going to put the rest so you can learn how to do it.

Edit: Of course you should wrap it in a pcall which I didn’t do in that example.

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