Load new values from a DataStore

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In every single topic and thread I’ve read on here, I haven’t seen an answer to this question. How do you load a non-default value from a DataStore?

From every tutorial I’ve seen, the script automatically creates the values for you and the DataStore simply gives those values the saved values from the data; but what if I need the DataStore to load values that the player added to their data during their last play session (example–buying something from a shop adds a BoolValue to the player, and that BoolValue is saved–but how would I add the BoolValue instance and its Value back to the player when they rejoin?)

Here’s the code I have so far:

local datastoreservice = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local playerData = datastoreservice:GetDataStore("PlayerData")
local players = game:GetService("Players")

local function loadStats(player) --Load the player's stats on join
	--Money
	local leaderstats = script.leaderstats:Clone()
	leaderstats.Parent = player
	local money = leaderstats.Money
	--Cosmetics (Hat, skin)
	local cosmetics = script.cosmetic:Clone()
	cosmetics.Parent = player
	--UserId
	local playerUserId = 'Player_'..player.UserId
	--Assign data variable (essentially the variable that holds all things in the datastore)
	local data
	
	pcall(function()
		data = playerData:GetAsync(playerUserId)
	end)
	
	if data then
		--Player has data, load it
		custard.Value = data['Money']
		cosmetics.customSkinBody.Value = data['customSkinBody']
		cosmetics.customSkinFace.Value = data['customSkinFace']
		print("Data loaded for "..player.Name)
        --[[
        Here is where I need to load BoolValues that aren't automatically parented
        to the 'leaderstats' and 'cosmetic' folder that is given to the player above.
        These values are added to the player when they buy a hat, and are saved
        correctly, but I don't know how to turn the saved data back into an instance.
        ]]
	end
end

Hopefully I worded this question in an easy to understand way lol

2

How about using table instead bool value instance? like this.

local data = {
 ["Sword"] = true,
 ["Apple"] = false,
 ["Gun"] = true,
}
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3

I’d need to access the table from multiple different scripts–so I’d need to use a ModuleScript, right? I don’t know exactly how I’d do that per-player and also save it. Unless I’m just over complicating things, which is likely. If you couldn’t tell, I’m very new to this stuff lol

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4

You can make bool instance when player join. and when player leave, make all instance value to table, and save it.

5

I got that, I just don’t know how to load the saved BoolValue once the player rejoins.

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6

idk how to set name.

local data = {
 ["Sword"] = true,
 ["Apple"] = false,
 ["Gun"] = true,
}

for i, v in pairs(data) do
  local bool = Instance.new("BoolValue")
  bool.Name = data[i]
  bool.Value = v
  bool.Parent = player
end
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local Datastore = game:GetService("DataStoreService"):GetDataStore("Test1")

-- Saving Script --

local BoolValue = Instance.new("BoolValue")
BoolValue.Name = "TestName"
BoolValue.Value = true

local TestScope = 123

local InstanceValues = { -- Insert your instances (that have a value) into this table
	BoolValue;
}

local Data = {}

for _, v in pairs(InstanceValues) do
	table.insert(Data, {
		Name = v.Name;
		Type = v.ClassName;
		Value = v.Value;
	})
end

local Success, Response = pcall(function()
	Datastore:SetAsync(TestScope, Data)
end)

-- Loading Data Script --

local TestScope = 123

local NewData
local Success, Response = pcall(function()
	NewData = Datastore:GetAsync(TestScope)
end)

if NewData and type(NewData) == "table" then
	for _, item in pairs(NewData) do
		if item.Type then
			local NewValue = Instance.new(item.Type)
			if item.Name then
				NewValue.Name = item.Name
			end
			if item.Value ~= nil then
				NewValue.Value = item.Value
			end
			-- Do whatever you want below here

		end
	end
end

The script only supports Instance value. Feel free to change the script around according to your previous script. If you read through this, it should make sense and you should know what you need to change in the script.