1. A method for storing documents and information associated with said documents, said method comprising the steps of: converting a document to a document data stream, said document data stream comprised of document data and a plurality of structured fields; converting information associated with said document to an information data stream; combining said document data stream with said information data stream to form a combined data stream, leaving said document data in said combined data stream unchanged; modifying at least one of said structured fields in said combined data stream by adding an include structure to indicate that said information data stream has been included in said combined data steam; and storing said combined data stream.