Illustrator CS5 - Change to global rulers - scriptable?

I wonder if the CS5 command "Change to global rulers" is scriptable. When I try to record it as an Action script step, it is not recorded and I do not see anything in the JavaScript-ing guide on setting this programatically either.
Thanks
franK

We are now up to the new Illustrator 6.
Does anyone know how to make "Chanmge to Global Rulers" a default command each time Illustrator CS6 opens?
Thanks
Ioana

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