No data in a DataStore is detected, even though there is data

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#1

I’ve been working on a Timed Ban for my banning module BanIt - Simple ban module for anyone, and I’m having trouble with saving data (namely a dictionary) to a DataStore.

Here’s what retrieves the data:

local succ, data2 = pcall(function()
	return timedBanStore:GetAsync("TimedBans")
end)

if succ and not data2 then
	data2 = {}
	print("There was no data")
elseif not succ then
	warn("DataStore failed. Try turning on Studio Access to API Services.")
end

Here’s my code snippet for the PlayerAdded:

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr)
	if table.find(data, plr.UserId) or table.find(serverBanTable, plr.UserId) then
		plr:Kick("Banned from the game!")
	elseif data2[tonumber(plr.UserId)] ~= nil then
		local timeData = data2[plr]
		print(typeof(timeData))
	elseif data2[tonumber(plr.UserId)] == nil then
		for k, v in pairs(data2) do
			print(k, v)
		end
		print(data2[tonumber(plr.UserId)])
		print("No data for user " .. plr.Name)
	end
end)

These together tell me that there is a piece of data within the DataStore. However, it always takes the data2 == nil route.

Here’s what saves the data:

local function saveTimeData()
	local yes, no = pcall(function()
		return timedBanStore:SetAsync("TimedBans", data2)
	end)
	if not yes and no then
		warn(no)
	elseif yes then
		print("BanIt | Successfully saved")
		for k, v in pairs(data2) do
			print(k, v)
		end
	elseif not yes then
		print("idk")
	end
end

and here’s how it’s implemented:

function BanIt.TimedBan(plrUser, num, numType)
	if numType:lower() == "minutes" then
		num *= 60
	elseif numType:lower() == "hours" then
		num *= 3600
	elseif numType:lower() == "days" then
		num *= 86400
	end
	local plr = Players:GetUserIdFromNameAsync(plrUser)
	print(typeof(plr))
	local current = os.time()
	data2[plr] = current .. ";" .. num
	print(data2[plr])
	saveTimeData()
	wait(1)
	if Players:FindFirstChild(plrUser) then
		Players[plrUser]:Kick("Banned for " .. num .. " " .. numType .. " from the game.")
	end
end

Any help with this? My mind is boggled right now.

#2

try wrapping the dictionary in game:GetService(“HttpService”):JSONEncode(tbl) when you save and retrieve the data with game:GetService(“HttpService”):JSONDecode(tbl)

#3

This didn’t work, any other suggestions?

#4

How are the functions arranged in the script (from top to bottom). If they are out of order it could be a problem.

#5

It’s shown in the order that it is shown on the post.

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#6

When you print “Data2[plr]” does anything get printed?

#7

You mean here?

It prints the os.time value, “;”, and the number of seconds.

My main problem might be retrieving the data. When I iterate through it here:

it prints my user ID and the os.time value;number, but it says that data2[plr.UserId] is nil.

#8

No I mean here, in the BanIt.TimedBan function:

#9

Yeah, that is what I originally quoted.

#10

No you quoted your PlayerAdded event. This is the function were it actually bans the player.

#11

If you click the arrow, it will show the highlighted area was my TimedBan function. Anyway, like I said:

#12

Oh sorry I forgot to click the arrow! (Also it still isn’t printing when the player joins in my module even when I join from the Roblox player)

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#14

Did you execute a TimedBan on yourself?

Anyway here is a screenshot of the issue:
image

This proves there is data that is under my user Id, but it refuses to acknowledge that it’s there.

Another screenshot:

image

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#15

You should try predefining Data2 as nil and then instead of returning data2 in the Pcall you redefine it as the loaded data. Like so:

local data2 = nil
local succ, error = pcall(function()
	data2 = timedBanStore:GetAsync("TimedBans")
end)

then just replace if succ and not data2 with if succ and not error

I think what was happening is you were setting data2 to be the error message which will be nil if there are no problems.

No I was replying to the wrong topic.

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#16

one thing, why are you returning here?

woudn’t that overwrite error messages?
anyways, try using [OPEN SOURCE] Free DataStore Editor Plugin! - Resources / Community Resources - DevForum | Roblox to see if you can find any data inside that key.

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#17

It does not overwrite error messages (have tested this method on Ro-Chat). Also, like I said here,

I think the error might be here:

#18

Wow, this was embarrassingly simple. Instead of wrapping it in a tonumber:

it should be wrapped in tostring()

#19

In the beginning you didn’t even had to wrap it into a number anyway lmao.