2. The system of claim 1 wherein the markup language module uses extensible markup language (XML).
1. A system comprising: a query processor for constructing a command to extract data of some but not all rows in a database table in accordance with information from a parameter file, wherein the parameter file comprises a list of tables entered via a command line user interface to restrict data that is selected for export; a data base management system for executing the command; in response to executing the command, receiving the data of some but not all rows in the table; a backup and restore module configured to generate a first data stream to be backed up and transmit the first data stream to a backup and restore server for further direction to a storage device; a markup language module configured to receive the data of some but not all rows in the table, translate the data into a markup language version and pass the markup language version to the backup and restore module.