How would I find the second table of a datastore data?

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#1

Hello!

This is just a quick question, so how would I be able to reach the second table of one Data in a datastore? There are 2 tables. The first table is the part where it says “Tall wall”, the second is where it says “Color”. What I’m trying achieve is a data saving/loading models with the BrickColorValue, I couldn’t figure out how to merge this into one table, so I wanna do it this way. Any suggestions?

I’ve tried table.find, but it won’t detect the second table…

Here’s a picture of my datastore data

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Anything helps!

#2

First, DataStore Editor got an update to V.3 so you should update it.
Second, what code do you have right now dealing with loading the data?

#3

My code is a module, loading the data.

function Placement.fromSerialization(canvasPart, data)
	local self = Placement.new(canvasPart)
	local canvasCF = canvasPart.CFrame
	data = data or {}
	print(unpack(data))
	for cf, name in pairs(data) do
		local model = furniture:FindFirstChild(name)
		
		if (model) then
			local components = {}
				local components2 = {}
			for num in string.gmatch(cf, "[^%s,]+") do
				components[#components+1] = tonumber(num)
			end
			self:Place(model, canvasCF * CFrame.new(unpack(components)), false)
			print(model.Parent)
			print(unpack(components))
			print"loaded data"
			
			
		end
		
	end
	
	return self
end

I’m just so lost here, I can’t seem to load the second table.

#4

Are you passing the data from DataStore:GetAsync() directly into the module as data? If so, I think data[2] would be your color. Can you do print(name) right before local model = ?

#5 
PrintingColor
PrintingTall Wall

Surprisingly, I could find “Color!” But I have no idea how to set the color to the “Really red” though…
String.match perhaps?

#6

Okay so, I’ve been able to figure out the colors, however whenever I try to unpack the components and print it, it says
“M e d i u m s t o n e g r e y”
Instead of “Medium Stone Grey”
How would I prevent it from spacing?

if name=="Color" then
			local components = {}
				for num in string.gmatch(cf, ".") do
				components[#components+1] = tostring(num)
			end
			print(unpack(components))
			model.BrickColorVal.Value=BrickColor.new(unpack(components))
		end
#7

First, where are you putting the if statement into your code and second, why would you need to use your components code?

#8

So I could find the specific brickcolor, so it doesn’t get mistaken by the name “Color”, correct me if I’m wrong.

#9

Right but where are you putting it inside your code.

#10

If you mean the full code here,

function Placement.fromSerialization(canvasPart, data)
	local self = Placement.new(canvasPart)
	local canvasCF = canvasPart.CFrame
	data = data or {}
	print(unpack(data))
	for cf, name in pairs(data) do
		print("Printing"..name)
		local model = furniture:FindFirstChild(name)
		
		if (model) then
			local components = {}
				local components2 = {}
			for num in string.gmatch(cf, "[^%s,]+") do
				components[#components+1] = tonumber(num)
			end
			self:Place(model, canvasCF * CFrame.new(unpack(components)), false)
			print(model.Parent)
			print(unpack(components))
			print"loaded dat"
			
			
		end
		if name=="Color" then
			local components = {}
				for num in string.gmatch(cf, ".") do
				components[#components+1] = tostring(num)
			end
			print(unpack(components))
			model.BrickColorVal.Value=BrickColor.new(unpack(components))
		end
		
	end
	
	return self
end