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Atoms are the base building blocks for atom streams. They're basically just opcodes for code sections defined in the client.

Every atom belongs to a protocol, which in most cases belong to one particular client tool. Protocols are groups (or "families") of atoms, according to what those atoms do within the client. For example, the atoms that work with the client database are in the Database protocol, and the atoms that control the flow and logic of the atom streams are in the Universal protocol. Atoms that handle the way actions are triggered and run are in the Action protocol, and atoms that handle the form and object attributes are in the Attribute Manager protocol.

While there's a lot of different atoms out there, the most common atoms are part of the UNI, MAT and MAN namespaces.

FDO91

Prefix	Proto ID	Name	Description -	atom$activex	0x36	ActiveX	Implements forms with ActiveX controls -	atom$act	0x02	Action	Associates actions with objects -	atom$adp	0x42	Asynchronous Data	Handles large chunks of data transfers -	atom$ad	0x27	Address	Maintains address list -	atom$async	0x0D	Async	Miscellaneous functions -	atom$buf	0x04	Buffer	Handles data packets -	atom$ccl	0x22	Comm. Control Language	Handles CCL -	atom$chart	0x17	Chart	Provides charting functions -	atom$chat	0x0B	Chat	Provides chat functions -	atom$cm	0x0A	Code Manager	Handles code management -	atom$de	0x03	Data Manager	Handles data extraction -	atom$dice	0x39	Device Independent Connectivity Engine	Handles client computer connectivity -	atom$doc	0x1F	ARTdoc	Opens and plays data streams from the ARTdoc database -	atom$dod	0x1B	Progressive Rendering	Handles progressive rendering -	atom$exapi	0x1A	External API	Handles external applications -	atom$fm	0x08	File Manager	Handles file management -	atom$gallery	0x38	Gallery	Handles thumbnail images and their display -	atom$hfs	0x33	Host Forms Server	Handles host forms -	atom$idb	0x05	Database Manager	Maintains online database -	atom$if	0x0F	Conditional	Handles conditional operations -	atom$image	0x16	Image Manager	Sets attributes for graphic displays -	atom$imgxfer	0x15	Image Transfer	Handles image display -	atom$lm	0x09	List Manager	Handles list management -	atom$man	0x01	Display Manager	Handles forms display -	atom$mat	0x10	Attribute Manager	Sets attributes on forms -	atom$mip	0x11	Message Interchange	Handles message data transport -	atom$mmi	0x14	Multimedia Interface	Handles multimedia files and display -	atom$morg	0x18	Multimedia organizer	Maintains personal filing cabinet -	atom$mt	0x2A	Tool Manager	Manages client tools -	atom$p3	0x23	P3	Handles P3 communication -	atom$pictalk	0x1D	Pictalk	Handles slideshow data streams -	atom$radio	0x1C	Radio	Captures and plays radio program streams -	atom$rich	0x19	Rich	Handles enhanced text attributes -	atom$sm	0x0E	Shorthand Manager	Replaces lengthy atom streams -	atom$spell	0x3D	Spell	Invokes the spell dialog box -	atom$uni	0x00	Universal	Controls atom streams -	atom$var	0x0C	Variable	Associates variables with objects -	atom$vid	0x35	Video	Handles video images and display -	atom$vrm	0x2F	Visual Rainman	Manages Rainman forms -	atom$www	0x30	WWW	Handles web browser forms -	atom$xfer	0x07	File Transfer	Handles file transfer

Undocumented

These are not fully documented and may be of varying versions, stratus FDO, and/or other.

Prefix	Proto ID	Name	Description -	atom$app	0x28	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$artexp	0x3E	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$blank	0x34	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$buddy	0x49	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$comit	0x4A	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$dpc	0x4C	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$htmlview	0x4B	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$idb	0x05	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$irc	0x1E	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$java	0x31	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$map	0x45	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$merc	0x2B	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$mf	0x3F	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$phone	0x3C	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$plugin	0x40	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$sage	0x46	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$sap	0x4D	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$sec_ip	0x37	Not Documented	Not Documented -	atom$slider	0x41	Not Documented	Not Documented