Quick question regarding Map commands

[madrussian 347]

Greetings. :)

In the command reference, I'm seeing two different types of map commands:

1. First, basic map commands like mapAnimAdd, which operate easily on the main map. (I can get this type of commands working just fine.)

2. Then there are a whole slew of map commands that need a "map control" as an input, like ctrlMapScale.

For all the "map control" commands, I'm sure I could get them working on a map embedded in a user-created dialog. However, I would really just like to use these commands on the main map. Specifically right now, I'd like to get the map scale of the main map (but I see no ctrlMapScale equivelent, etc).

In short, is there a built-in "map control" that represents the main map (without having to create a map embedded inside a dialog)?

Another way to phrase: Anyone know how to get ctrlMapScale working on the main map?

Thanks for any help in this matter!