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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$htmlview	0x4B	Not Documented	Not Documented
atom$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