Learning datastore and finding no solutions

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#1

I have been trying to learn datastore for a little while now and have reached out to other devforum posts and third party resources on discord. Unfortunately have found no luck in solving my issue.

local DSS = game:GetService("DataStoreService")

function DataTable()
	local userData = {
		Stats = {
			Coins = 0;
			Emeralds = 0;
			Admin = false;
			Banned = false;
			};
		Inventory = {
			Seeds1 = 0;
			Seeds2 = 0;
		};
	}
	return userData
end

local Datastore = DSS:GetDataStore("PlayerData")
local data

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
	leaderstats.Parent = player
	leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
	
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		data = Datastore:GetAsync(player.UserId) or DataTable()
		local Coins = Instance.new("IntValue")
		Coins.Parent = leaderstats
		Coins.Value = data.Stats.Coins
		Coins.Name = "Coins"
		
		local Emeralds = Instance.new("IntValue")
		Emeralds.Parent = leaderstats
		Emeralds.Value = data.Stats.Emeralds
		Emeralds.Name = "Emeralds"
		
		local Admin = Instance.new("BoolValue")
		Admin.Parent = leaderstats
		Admin.Value = data.Stats.Admin
		Admin.Name = "Admin"
		
		local Banned = Instance.new("BoolValue")
		Banned.Parent = leaderstats
		Banned.Value = data.Stats.Banned
		Banned.Name = "Banned"
	end)
	
	if success then
		print(player.Name.. "'s Data has successfully been loaded.")
	else
		warn(errormessage)
	end
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		local Coins = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Coins
		local Emeralds = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Emeralds
		local Admin = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Admin
		local Banned = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Banned
		
		data.Stats.Coins = Coins.Value
		
		data.Stats.Emeralds = Emeralds.Value
		
		data.Stats.Admin = Admin.Value
		
		data.Stats.Banned = Banned.Value
		data = Datastore:SetAsync(player.UserId, DataTable())
	end)
	
	if success then
		print(player.Name.. "'s Data has successfully been saved.")
	else
		print("Erorr")
		warn(errormessage)
		print(data)
	end
end)

If anyone could direct me somewhere where I could learn the correct way to map data to its correct value on a table of datastore data then that would be very helpful. otherwise when I change data on the server then leave, and return in the studio the saved data isnt there.

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#2

There are fixed code

This should be Server Script:

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

function DataTable()
	local userData = {
		Stats = {
			Coins = 0;
			Emeralds = 0;
			Admin = false;
			Banned = false;
			};
		Inventory = {
			Seeds1 = 0;
			Seeds2 = 0;
		};
	}
	return userData
end

game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
	local leaderstats = Instance.new("Folder")
	leaderstats.Parent = player
	leaderstats.Name = "leaderstats"
	
	local data
	
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		data = DSS:GetAsync(player.UserId) or DataTable()
		local Coins = Instance.new("IntValue")
		Coins.Parent = leaderstats
		Coins.Value = data.Stats.Coins
		Coins.Name = "Coins"
		
		local Emeralds = Instance.new("IntValue")
		Emeralds.Parent = leaderstats
		Emeralds.Value = data.Stats.Emeralds
		Emeralds.Name = "Emeralds"
		
		local Admin = Instance.new("BoolValue")
		Admin.Parent = leaderstats
		Admin.Value = data.Stats.Admin
		Admin.Name = "Admin"
		
		local Banned = Instance.new("BoolValue")
		Banned.Parent = leaderstats
		Banned.Value = data.Stats.Banned
		Banned.Name = "Banned"
	end)
	
	if success then
		print(player.Name.. "'s Data has successfully been loaded.")
	else
		warn(errormessage)
	end
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	local data
	
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		local Coins = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Coins
		local Emeralds = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Emeralds
		local Admin = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Admin
		local Banned = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Banned
		
		data.Stats.Coins = Coins.Value
		
		data.Stats.Emeralds = Emeralds.Value
		
		data.Stats.Admin = Admin.Value
		
		data.Stats.Banned = Banned.Value
		data = DSS:SetAsync(player.UserId, DataTable())
	end)
	
	if success then
		print(player.Name.. "'s Data has successfully been saved.")
	else
		print("Erorr")
		warn(errormessage)
	end
end)
#3

What was it you changed? The code looks the same other than the deleted print.

#4

I changed some things with data, check if that works

Also check this tutorial:

#5

I followed that video but he set up his stats differently

#6

That’s learns how to use data stores…

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#7

I have checked all of these resorces already and I am stuck. particularly with the Setasync

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	local success, errormessage = pcall(function()
		local Coins = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Coins
		local Emeralds = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Emeralds
		local Admin = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Admin
		local Banned = player:WaitForChild("leaderstats").Banned
		
		data.Stats.Coins = Coins.Value
		
		data.Stats.Emeralds = Emeralds.Value
		
		data.Stats.Admin = Admin.Value
		
		data.Stats.Banned = Banned.Value
		data = Datastore:SetAsync(player.UserId, data)
	end)
	
	if success then
		print(player.Name.. "'s Data has successfully been saved.")
	else
		print("Erorr")
		warn(errormessage)
	end
end)
#8

What’s wrong?
Is this won’t save or load?

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#9

It says it loads the data and it says it saves but when I go to change the data server-side and leave. Next time I check the data remains unchanged.

#10

Not exactly the solution but its working now

#11

Are you testing this in studio?
If you are you need to enable access to the DataStore API.

You can find this page by going into Game Settings in studio.

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#12

For some reason, that was on but it still won’t work