From VB/VBA, you can use the Application.ActiveInspector.CurrentItem method from the Outlook object model to return the currently open item. In the VBScript code behind a custom form, you'd use the intrinsic Item object.

See http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?ID=38 for a primer on working with Outlook property and control values.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

"Default User" wrote in message ...

We have a custom form with a few check boxes and a couple entry fields. I
need some VB code that will set a couple of the check boxes to true and then
put a date in an entry field. Does anyone have a code sample that can do
this? How do I reference the currently opened message (with the custom
form) ?