Saving a "StringValue"?

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#1

I want to be able to save a string value using a datastore. However, every time i try to, I get an error saying “Char is not a valid member of Player “Players.ImADumbN00bLol””.

local DataStoreService = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local dataStore = DataStoreService:GetDataStore("Character")

local function saveData(player)
	local tableToSave = {
		player.Character 
	}

	local success, errorMessage = pcall(dataStore.SetAsync, dataStore, player.UserId, tableToSave)

	if success then 
		print("Data has been saved!") 
	else
		print("Data has not been saved!")
	end
end

--//leaderstats
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player) 
	local char = Instance.new("StringValue") 
	char.Name = "Char" 
	char.Value = "Character" 
	char.Parent = player

	local data = nil

	local success, errorMessage = pcall(function() 
		data = dataStore:GetAsync(player.UserId)
	end)

	if success and data then 
		char.Value = data[1] 
	else 
		print("The Player has no Data!")
		warn(errorMessage)
	end
end)

game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
	saveData(player) 
end)

game:BindToClose(function()
	for _, player in ipairs(game.Players:GetPlayers()) do
		task.spawn(saveData, player) 
	end
end)
#2

I think its because you’re using PlayerRemoving? I dont know if the character is removed before or after this event fires.

#3

Dont think thats the case as the problem seems to be located on line 33.

#4

That error doesn’t make sense for the code sample provided. Are you sure that it isn’t erroring in a different script?

Also, on line 6, you may have intended to do player.Char.Value instead of player.Character

#5

issue seems to happen on the line

char.Value = data[1]
#6

With what error? The error you provided does not match that.

#7

Seem to have gotten the wrong error. The one i meant to refer to says “Unable to assign property Value. string expected, got nil”

#8

Ok, in that case Data[1] is nil.

Refer to the second part of my initial reply

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#9

Seem to have done the trick. Thanks!

#10

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