4. The system of claim 2 , wherein said compound document includes an additional component document, said processing means further for extracting said additional component document from said compound document and storing said additional component document in an additional original file in said storage means under said directory associated with said compound document in a hierarchical format designed to preserve the hierarchical relationship between said component document, said additional component document and said compound document.
4. The system of claim 2 , wherein said compound document includes an additional component document, said processing means further for extracting said additional component document from said compound document and storing said additional component document in an additional original file in said storage means under said directory associated with said compound document in a hierarchical format designed to preserve the hierarchical relationship between said component document, said additional component document and said compound document. 5. The system of claim 4 , wherein said component document and said additional component document are stored in a sub-directory of said directory associated with said compound document.