3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of determining the code page for any character in the text comprising a document by identifying the piece that references the character, and based upon the record in the array of data records that corresponds to said piece, determining a file number and a file position for said character, the indication of the default code page being determined by referring to the file control block of said file.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of determining the code page for any character in the text comprising a document by identifying the piece that references the character, and based upon the record in the array of data records that corresponds to said piece, determining a file number and a file position for said character, the indication of the default code page being determined by referring to the file control block of said file. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of providing a data block in said file, said data block including an exception code page for any run of text stored within said file that does not use the default code page.