File Data if statement and false or true

Garry's Mod coding
#1

Ok so Im trying to set up a custom missions mod. Pretty what I’m trying to do here is when you press the button the panel closes and your steamid is logged into a data txt file. I tried to make it so if your steamid is in the txt file it disables the button so you can not do that mission again. Iv tried to read wiki, google, other facepunch post, other peoples data code, and youtube and couldnt find any info on how to go about this.

here is the code and this is all run on client side. [p.s. the net message just spawns an entity.]
[p.s.s. the commented out things are the stuff I tried and didnt work so I commented them out.]


local tablesdata = {}
	local tablesdata = util.JSONToTable( file.Read( "mission_s/missions.txt" ) )
    	--if not tablesdata then return end
        
	local data = {}
    --	for _, data in ipairs( tablesdata ) do

            
       local tablesdata = {}
	local Mission1 = vgui.Create("DButton", mainmenu)
	Mission1:SetSize(150, 40)
	Mission1:SetPos(105, 55)
	Mission1:SetText("Grab Ammo")
			if tablesdata then
			for k, v in pairs( tablesdata ) do
				pl.Inventory:SetItem( k, itemstore.Item( v.Data ) )
			end
		end
	--if (ply:SteamID()) == data.steamid then
	--Mission1:SetEnabled(  )
	--end
	Mission1.Paint = function(self, w, h) 
	draw.RoundedBox(0, 0, 0, w, h, Color(255,255,255))
	end
		Mission1.DoClick = function( self, ply )
        local ply = LocalPlayer()
		net.Start("MISSION_1")
		net.SendToServer()
		print("dfsdfsdfsdf")
        data.steamid = ply:SteamID()
        table.insert( tablesdata, data )
        print()
        file.Append( "mission_s/missions.txt", util.TableToJSON( tablesdata ) )
	end
        --end
#2

If you are storing something like steam id’s, you probably should just use something like PData instead.

#3

Honestly didnt even know what that was. Now I know thanks man. Works.