SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELATING HTML DOCUMENTS TO STORED INFORMATION

Systems, methods, and computer program products for relating a hyper-text markup language (HTML) document to stored information associated with the HTML document and with an application program are provided for by an association module that searches the HTML document for an association tag, wherein the association tag includes an index reference to a location of the stored information. Upon locating an association tag, the index reference is read and utilized by the association module to locate and retrieve the stored information. The stored information is then utilized by the application program. The association tag may also include a marker that uniquely identifies it as associated with the application program. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, the stored information is both document and application specific.