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View Ref-FileAV Protocol: VA_THAT_IZIT                                             Thing

VA_THAT_IZIT (0x4733) Server -> Client (11th November 1994)

Reply to a AV_WHAT_IZIT enquiry.

  Word 3:   AES ID for the appropriate application
  Word 4:   Object type
  Word 5+6: Pointer to the object names, or NULL if no names are available

The types are as follows:

  VA_OB_UNKNOWN   (0)  Unknown (Console window, desktop etc)
  VA_OB_TRASHCAN  (1)  Gemini's recoverable 'Trashcan' -- not available 
                       using Thing
  VA_OB_SHREDDER  (2)  Trashcan (Gemini 'Shredder')
  VA_OB_CLIPBOARD (3)  Clipboard
  VA_OB_FILE      (4)  File
  VA_OB_FOLDER    (5)  Folder or directory window background
  VA_OB_DRIVE     (6)  Drive
  VA_OB_WINDOW    (7)  Window belonging to another application