I need a .htm page that I can set for an outlook inbox that will
cleanly display the next two appointments between the mail windows and
menu windows and take up minimal space.   Specifically, what code do I
need to do this?   The question is answered when the code performs
this function.  You may wish to reference outlook view controls, and outlook
folder homepages.

why not use the Outlook Today page? Although you can design a from as
the default page (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=249199), the
outcome does not worth the effort.

There is no way in the OL2003 outlook view control to specify the
number of displayed items. To display a specified number of items, you
need to access the items yourself. Some code samples to reference
existing items in outlook folders can be found at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/208520.

you can add a menus, a command bar, or a form to desplay these items.
The appearance you desired seems like a command bar. A custom command
bar can also take a little less space if it is on the same line with
other command bars (drag and drop it to the next of another command
bar). The command bar can be written in any language that supports COM
(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnofftalk/html/office04042002.asp),
which virtually means any language.