You can't write a rule to make Outlook behave as you want, but you could
have Outlook go to the Unread Mail Search Folder when it starts up. Since
you can restrict the folders that search folders search in you can get
approximately the result you want this way.

-Peter

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I want upon starting OL07 to have it normally go to Inbox, but instead
go to folder XYZ if there is anything unread in XYZ. (BTW, I don't
care if it does or doesn't when a new item arrives in XYZ after OL is
running.)

Can this be done within a Rule? This always applies to a certain
Sender. Is there an action that changes the current folder when it
fires the rule? How about an action that just opens the message (I'm
surprised that I don't see that action listed)?

I also noticed one of the actions for a rule is "run a script." Does
that refer to a VBA sub name? If so, I could change folders that way.
( However, just as a matter of style, I'd prefer to avoid code if
it's built it - avid coder avoids coding )