Is it possible to save BackgroundColor3 values with DataStore?

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#21

So I managed to create a script (with help from the replies):

local gui = script.Parent.Parent.StarterGui.GUI.Frame
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")


local color3 = gui.BackgroundColor3
local DataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("DataStore")
local function convertColor3ToTable(color3)
return {
	["R"] = color3.R,
	["G"] = color3.G,
	["B"] = color3.B,
}
end

local success, whoops = pcall(function()
	DataStore:GetAsync(convertColor3ToTable(color3) )
end)

if success then
	DataStore:UpdateAsync(convertColor3ToTable(color3) )
	print("Colors have been saved!")
else
	warn("An error occurred:", whoops)
end

But there is a problem:
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There’s some problem with line 20.

#22

Try this instead,

local gui = script.Parent.Parent.StarterGui.TheWholePC.Frame
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")


local color3 = gui.BackgroundColor3
local DataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("DataStore")
local function convertColor3ToTable(color3)
return {
	["R"] = color3.R,
	["G"] = color3.G,
	["B"] = color3.B,
}
end

local data

local success, whoops = pcall(function()
	data = DataStore:GetAsync("BgColor-")
end)

if success then
    local savedColor = data
	DataStore:SetAsync("BgColor-", convertColor3ToTable(color3))
	print("Colors have been saved!")
else
	warn("An error occurred:", whoops)
end
#23

It is still not working despite the output saying the success message.

#24

It should be, it is, right now saving the data, it’s just it’s not loading any new data. I didn’t know if you wanted to load a colour so I just made a variable for savedColor if you wanted to change it.

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#25

Ohhh. So the color is saved to the datastore but it just doesn’t load? Now how do I load it?

#26 
local gui = script.Parent.Parent.StarterGui.TheWholePC.Frame
local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")


local color3 = gui.BackgroundColor3
local DataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("DataStore")
local function convertColor3ToTable(color3_)
return {
	["R"] = color3_.R,
	["G"] = color3_.G,
	["B"] = color3_.B,
}
end

local data

local success, whoops = pcall(function()
	data = DataStore:GetAsync("BgColor-")
end)

if success then
    local savedColor = data
    gui.BackgroundColor3 = savedColor
	DataStore:SetAsync("BgColor-", convertColor3ToTable(color3))
	print("Colors have been saved!")
else
	warn("An error occurred:", whoops)
end