text: I really can't visualize what you are trying to accomplish. Could you please give me an example or more details, and also confirm that BOTH Outlook and Entourage are in the mix here? If so, do they both have unique mailboxes or is it the same mail account, and what kind of mail server?  I'm wondering if there is not a less convoluted way to get what you want accomplished.\n--------------------\nAdding this after you added more :)\nWhat kind of mail server are you connected to? And is the mail stored in the mailbox or on a .pst file on your computer? If you have Exchange and store the mail in the mailbox, you can script it but you don't have to have your script open Outlook. I'm a little rusty on this but if it describes your setup, let me know and I'll pull the cobwebs out of my head.  You bascially want the script to initiate the MAPI call, load the ipm.note forms on the server or prepare to put data in ipm.note format, input the data and commit it to the store. The Outlook client expects certain input for ipm.note and it does not expect to find it outside of the active window.\n-------------\nAnd wherever I say ipm.note I mean ipm.task--- it'll work the same for both.