The FuseIT.G4S.DataExportConsole.exe application can be executed directly from the command prompt (via cmd window) or you can embed the command line in a script file.

Prerequisites

The Data Export Command Line tool requires the .NET Framework 3.5 to be available.

Without it you may see a message like:

"This app can't run on your PC
To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher"
- Windows Server 2012 R2 

See Enable .NET Framework 3.5 by using the Add Roles and Features Wizard

Usage

You can see argument help if you use: 

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The following arguments are required:

• /u:
  Salesforce.com Partner API user name
• /p:
  Salesforce.com Partner API password
• /t:
  Salesforce.com Partner API security token
• /e:
  Salesforce binding environment. Required to be one of the following:
  • Production
  • DeveloperEdition
  • Sandbox
  • Pre_release
• save path: 
  File path where the exported zip files will be saved (enclose in "speech marks", back slashes should be escaped)

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The connection string can be generated in the FuseIT SFDC Explorer, and then copied into the FuseIT.SFDC.DataExportConsole.exe.config (See Login Section). To add a connection string to the FuseIT.SFDC.DataExportConsole.exe, browse to the directory where the FuseIT.SFDC.DataExportConsole.exe was installed and open the FuseIT.SFDC.DataExportConsole.exe.config file. Find the element <connectionStrings> and insert your connection string within this tag (see screenshot below). Image Removed

An example connection string (without proxy authentication):

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• /c:
  connectionstringname: The name of the connection string - as specified in the FuseIT.SFDC.DataExportConsole.exe.config
• Save path 
  Server file path where the exported zip files will be saved (enclose in "speech marks", back-slashes should be escaped)

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Once the command line tool is configured you can automate the process by scheduling a task in Windows to invoke it at the required date and time.

Configuration Options

1. bufferSize - The download buffer size (in kilobytes). Defaults to 16 kilobytes. Reducing may help avoid timeout issues. Increasing can improve download speed.

   Code Block
   title Buffer Size
   <!--Set the download block size. Default set to 16k bytes --> <add key="bufferSize" value="16"/>

   
   

2. maxRetry - How many times to retry a download that is failing. Defaults to 3. 

   Code Block
   title Max Retry
   <!--Set the maximum retry value. If the maxRetry value is 0 the download operation will be tried only once. Default value is set to 3 --> <add key="maxRetry" value="3"/>