How to save data table in game in right way

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How can I get data from the data store and store it in a table in the game so that I can query the data from the table later?

The problem is that I must use LoadData() before CheckData(), is there a way to just use CheckData() without using LoadData()?

local PlayersData = {} function LoadData(Player,Slot)	PlayersData[Player.Name] = {	["Something"] = false	}	print(PlayersData) -- this shows playername and "Something" inside end function CheckData(Player,Slot,...)	local path = {...}	print(PlayersData) -- this shows nothing in table end
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i suggest using ProfileService, its very good at this and helps prevent data loss

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I think Suphi´s Datastore is a bit better to use: (2) Suphi’s DataStore Module Basics - Roblox Scripting Tutorial - YouTube

Wanna know the difference? Check: (2) DataStore2 vs ProfileService vs Suphi’s DataStore Module - YouTube

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There is a lack of data that I can draw from the script you gave? How are you calling the functions? A function can’t run if it is not called.

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interesting, does this still use tables to store everything and save to datastore only when the player leaves? i may switch to this

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I need to call the LoadData() function once (when player joins the game) to save the data in the game until the player leaves, so that every time I use CheckData() it will give me the latest saved data.

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You can use a conditional statement to check if the player index exists in the PlayerData:

function CheckData(Player,Slot,...)	local path = {...} if PlayersData[Player.Name] then print("Data found") --Add code that handles data if there is data loaded else print("No Data found") --Add code that handles data if there is none loaded	print(PlayersData) -- this shows nothing in table end

Edit: Apologies for poor format, the tab button wasn’t working for while I was writing the post

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problem was that i used module, not the server script, so module data saves only in one script where it was called

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