Problems with storing arrays in Datastore

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#1

Greetings, developers! I am making a game where inventories are involved. I keep the inventory within a LocalScript as an array, in this format: (keep in mind the names aren’t what are actually there)

local inventory = {

    {game.ReplicatedStorage.Placeables["item1"], 0},

    {game.ReplicatedStorage.Placeables["item2"], 0},

    {game.ReplicatedStorage.Placeables["item3"], 0},

    {game.ReplicatedStorage.Placeables["item4"], 0},

    {game.ReplicatedStorage.Placeables["item5"], 0},

    {game.ReplicatedStorage.Placeables["item6"], 0},

    {game.ReplicatedStorage.Placeables["item7"], 0}

}

Also, the number represents the quantity of that item. When sent to the server (via RemoteEvent) for use in the Datastore, it failed to save, so I attempted a different method, because the fact that actual in-game items were in use within the array I decided to run a loop that basically converted it to just the names, like this:

local inventory = {

    {"item1", 0},

    {"item2", 0},

    {"item3", 0},

    {"item4", 0},

    {"item5", 0},

    {"item6", 0},

    {"item7", 0}

}

I also tried using HttpService:JSONEncode() and HttpService:JSONDecode() to see if tables were even savable. But I found out that they must’ve been when I set my Datastore to a table using the DataStore Editor by sleitnick, because it loaded fine after I added a loop to wait until said table was loaded and sent to the client. I’m stumped. I’ve been trying for a few days and decided to come here for help. Help is very appreciated!

#2

Tables are fine, but Instances are not

This wouldn’t work, you should try saving the item name

#3

If you read on, I did say that I ended up using the item name.

#4

Then could you show the part where you save it? The table seems fine to me. There could be something going wrong when you actually save the data.

#5

Alright. This is a Script (server-sided) in ServerScriptService:

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	print("Attempting to save "..player.Name.."'s data")
	money:SetAsync(player.UserId, player.Money.Value)
	workspace.RequestInventory:FireClient(player)
end)

Right there is not the only time when it saves, but the function is the same. It fires an event within a LocalScript, the same one that the table is stored in:

workspace.RequestInventory.OnClientEvent:Connect(function()
	local sendOff = inventory
	for i,v in ipairs(sendOff) do
		v[1] = v[1].Name
	end
	selected = inventory
	workspace.RequestInventorySendBack:FireServer(http:JSONEncode(sendOff))
	http:JSONEncode(sendOff)
end)

This sends the table with the strings back to the server to save, which is handled here:

workspace.RequestInventorySendBack.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(plr,inv)
    print(inv)
    inventory:SetAsync(plr.UserId, inv)
end)