Data Loader Guide

Data Loader
When to Use Data Loader
Using Data Loader
Running in Batch Mode (Windows Only)
Command-Line Quick Start (Windows Only)
Data Loader Command-Line Interface
Prerequisites
Step One: Create the Encryption Key
Step Two: Create the Encrypted Password
Step Three: Create the Field Mapping File
Step Four: Create the Configuration File
Step Five: Import the Data
Data Loader Third-Party Licenses
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Step Two: Create the Encrypted Password

Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, Developer, and Database.com Editions

The Data Loader command-line interface is supported for Windows only.

Note

In this step, you create the encrypted password using the key that you generated in the previous step.

  1. In the same command prompt window, enter the following command. Replace <password> with the password that Data Loader uses to log in to Salesforce. Replace <filepath> with the file path to the key.txt file that you created in the previous step.

    encrypt.bat –e <password> "<filepath>\key.txt"

    Command prompt window for creating an encrypted password.
  2. Copy the encrypted password that is generated by the command. You use this value in a later step.