The following are the miscellaneous global variables and constants that are used for a variety of purposes in COD scripts. Use is typically covered in the function reference they apply to.

Variable	Value	Description
pi	3.1415
eo_never	2	Unknown purpose / use
FALSE	0
TRUE	1
null	0	Number meaning no value. Same as zero
void		Special variable used when wanting to specify a default parameter
time_secs	1	Second Time Units
time_mins	2	Minute Time Units
time_hours	3	Hours Time Units
foroutput	1	File access mode for writing files
forinput	2	File access mode for reading files
istext	4	File access mode for text files
isunicode	12	File access mode for Unicode text files
file_end	-1	Used by file.position to indicate file end
file_start	0	Used by file.position to indicate file start
lock_user	1	Used by item.dblock.can() to check access
lock_owner	2	Used by item.dblock.can() to check access
exec_default	0	Used by EXEC function for default execution
exec_wait	1	Used by EXEC function to wait for program to complete before continuing
exec_show_normal	0	Used by EXEC function for normal window
exec_show_min	16	Used by EXEC function for minimized window
exec_show_max	32	Used by EXEC function for maximized window
mappath_backup	[path]	Path to BACKUP folder
mappath_blocks	[path]	Path to BLOCKS folder
mappath_cnc	[path]	Path to CNC folder
mappath_database	[path]	Path to DATABASE folder
mappath_dxf	[path]	Path to DXF folder
mappath_filter	[path]	Path to FILTER folder
mappath_home	[path]	Path to MAP.ini folder
mappath_images	[path]	Path to IMAGES folder
mappath_install	[path]	Path to MAP.ini folder
mappath_items	[path]	Path to ITEMS folder
mappath_parts	[path]	Path to PARTS folder
mappath_project	[path]	Path to PROJECT folder
mappath_remnants	[path]	Path to REMNANTS folder
mappath_reports	[path]	Path to REPORTS folder
mappath_scripts	[path]	Path to SCRIPTS folder