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Custom Action or Script to Purge Deleted Messages on IMAP account
I have searched throughout the forums to find out how to automatically purge
deleted messages in an IMAP account but only found a lot of talk of how Microsoft has not made that option part of Outlook. I have created three rules (in succession) that first copy the mail from the IMAP INBOX to the PERSONAL FOLDERS INBOX (so my PDA can see it), then copy the message to my IMAP DELETED FOLDER (so I have a copy to look back on if necessary) and then to permanently DELETE it. This however does not remove it from my IMAP server INBOX unless I click on PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. I see there are options in MAIL RULES to either: RUN SCRIPT or PERFORM CUSTOM ACTION. Unfortunately, when I searched HELP ONLINE there is very little about either of these (well, there is a lot on using VB Scripting, but that is beyond my capabilities / no good examples). If OUTLOOK had a MACRO CREATOR (like EXCEL), I could probably do it, but I do not see that option. Has any one written a script or custom action that could be used? In essence, all it needs to do is select the INBOX folder of the IMAP account and do a 'click' on the PURGE MESSAGES icon. Anyone who wrote such a script (or Custom Action) would get a LOT of thanks from dozens of people who have the same need as me. Anyone know how to do it? Thanks. Frank in Michigan |
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Am Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:30:19 -0800 schrieb Frank M.:
Frank, I never worked with IMAP but suppose this would work. For getting the folder you could create a VBA method in ThisOutlookSession: Public Sub Test() With Application.Session.Pickfolder Debug.Print "EntryID: " & .EntryID Debug.Print "StoreID: " & .StoreID End With End Sub Place the cursor into the method and press F5, then select the IMAP Inbox. Open now the Direct Window (ctrl+g). It contains the folder´s IDs now. The above method you can delete now and write the following code into ThisOutlookSession instead: Private Const IMAP_ENTRYID As String = "place the EntryID from the Direct Window here" Private Const IMAP_STOREID As String = "place the StoreID from the Direct Window here" Private Const DEL_BUTTON As Long = 0 ' Enter the Button´s ID here Public Sub DeleteIMAP() Dim oFld as Outlook.MapiFolder Dim oCmd as Office.CommandBarButton Set oFld = Application.Session _ .GetFolderFromID(IMAP_ENTRYID, IMAP_STOREID) Set Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = oFld Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer_ .CommandBars.FindControl(,DEL_BUTTON) oCmd.Execute End Sub The only thing left for you is to get the Button´s ID (const DEL_BUTTON). You could download OutlookSpy (www.dimastr.com) and search for the ID comfortably. -- Viele Gruesse / Best regards Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook -- www.vbOffice.net -- I have searched throughout the forums to find out how to automatically purge deleted messages in an IMAP account but only found a lot of talk of how Microsoft has not made that option part of Outlook. I have created three rules (in succession) that first copy the mail from the IMAP INBOX to the PERSONAL FOLDERS INBOX (so my PDA can see it), then copy the message to my IMAP DELETED FOLDER (so I have a copy to look back on if necessary) and then to permanently DELETE it. This however does not remove it from my IMAP server INBOX unless I click on PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. I see there are options in MAIL RULES to either: RUN SCRIPT or PERFORM CUSTOM ACTION. Unfortunately, when I searched HELP ONLINE there is very little about either of these (well, there is a lot on using VB Scripting, but that is beyond my capabilities / no good examples). If OUTLOOK had a MACRO CREATOR (like EXCEL), I could probably do it, but I do not see that option. Has any one written a script or custom action that could be used? In essence, all it needs to do is select the INBOX folder of the IMAP account and do a 'click' on the PURGE MESSAGES icon. Anyone who wrote such a script (or Custom Action) would get a LOT of thanks from dozens of people who have the same need as me. Anyone know how to do it? Thanks. Frank in Michigan |
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Hi Michael.
Thank you for the information and programming. I almost got it⌠I was able to find the ENTRYID, STOREID with your script, and BUTTON ID with OUTSPY (although when I tried to get rid of OUTSPY.EXE, it corrupted Outlook; I was not very pleased with what that programmer did but luckily I always make a backup image before installing a shareware/freeware program and was able to restore back before its installation). I was able to create the following VB script: --------- Private Const IMAP_ENTRYID As String = "00### DELETED FOR BREVITY 7F82800000" Private Const IMAP_STOREID As String = "StoreID: 0000### DELETED FOR BREVITY 400" Private Const DEL_BUTTON As Long = 5583 Public Sub DeleteIMAP() Dim oFld As Outlook.MAPIFolder Dim oCmd As Office.CommandBarButton Set oFld = Application.Session _ ..GetFolderFromID(IMAP_ENTRYID, IMAP_STOREID) Set Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = oFld Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer_ ..CommandBars.FindControl(,DEL_BUTTON) oCmd.Execute End Sub ----- The first time I tried to run it, I received a security message about macros being disabled. After changing the level to low and restarting OUTLOOK, I tried to run it again, but it stopped at the following line with a yellow line/arrow: Public Sub DeleteIMAP() After resetting and re-running it, it failed, placing the following line in red and still pointing to the line above with a: âsyntax errorâ message box ..CommandBars.FindControl(,DEL_BUTTON) Can you see what I did wrong? And is there a way to identify this marco as âtrustedâ or signed so I can reset security to HIGH? Thanks for your patience with me. Frank "Michael Bauer" wrote: Am Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:30:19 -0800 schrieb Frank M.: Frank, I never worked with IMAP but suppose this would work. For getting the folder you could create a VBA method in ThisOutlookSession: Public Sub Test() With Application.Session.Pickfolder Debug.Print "EntryID: " & .EntryID Debug.Print "StoreID: " & .StoreID End With End Sub Place the cursor into the method and press F5, then select the IMAP Inbox. Open now the Direct Window (ctrl+g). It contains the folder´s IDs now. The above method you can delete now and write the following code into ThisOutlookSession instead: Private Const IMAP_ENTRYID As String = "place the EntryID from the Direct Window here" Private Const IMAP_STOREID As String = "place the StoreID from the Direct Window here" Private Const DEL_BUTTON As Long = 0 ' Enter the Button´s ID here Public Sub DeleteIMAP() Dim oFld as Outlook.MapiFolder Dim oCmd as Office.CommandBarButton Set oFld = Application.Session _ .GetFolderFromID(IMAP_ENTRYID, IMAP_STOREID) Set Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = oFld Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer_ .CommandBars.FindControl(,DEL_BUTTON) oCmd.Execute End Sub The only thing left for you is to get the Button´s ID (const DEL_BUTTON). You could download OutlookSpy (www.dimastr.com) and search for the ID comfortably. -- Viele Gruesse / Best regards Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook -- www.vbOffice.net -- I have searched throughout the forums to find out how to automatically purge deleted messages in an IMAP account but only found a lot of talk of how Microsoft has not made that option part of Outlook. I have created three rules (in succession) that first copy the mail from the IMAP INBOX to the PERSONAL FOLDERS INBOX (so my PDA can see it), then copy the message to my IMAP DELETED FOLDER (so I have a copy to look back on if necessary) and then to permanently DELETE it. This however does not remove it from my IMAP server INBOX unless I click on PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. I see there are options in MAIL RULES to either: RUN SCRIPT or PERFORM CUSTOM ACTION. Unfortunately, when I searched HELP ONLINE there is very little about either of these (well, there is a lot on using VB Scripting, but that is beyond my capabilities / no good examples). If OUTLOOK had a MACRO CREATOR (like EXCEL), I could probably do it, but I do not see that option. Has any one written a script or custom action that could be used? In essence, all it needs to do is select the INBOX folder of the IMAP account and do a 'click' on the PURGE MESSAGES icon. Anyone who wrote such a script (or Custom Action) would get a LOT of thanks from dozens of people who have the same need as me. Anyone know how to do it? Thanks. Frank in Michigan |
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Am Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:30:19 -0800 schrieb Frank M.:
Frank, I don´t have your latest post here and don´t want to use the web interface. Anyway, here´s your solution: Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer _ ..CommandBars.FindControl(,DEL_BUTTON) Between the first row´s last word and the underline must be one blank space. Instead you could also delete the underline and merge both rows into one row. -- Viele Gruesse / Best regards Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook -- www.vbOffice.net -- I have searched throughout the forums to find out how to automatically purge deleted messages in an IMAP account but only found a lot of talk of how Microsoft has not made that option part of Outlook. I have created three rules (in succession) that first copy the mail from the IMAP INBOX to the PERSONAL FOLDERS INBOX (so my PDA can see it), then copy the message to my IMAP DELETED FOLDER (so I have a copy to look back on if necessary) and then to permanently DELETE it. This however does not remove it from my IMAP server INBOX unless I click on PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. I see there are options in MAIL RULES to either: RUN SCRIPT or PERFORM CUSTOM ACTION. Unfortunately, when I searched HELP ONLINE there is very little about either of these (well, there is a lot on using VB Scripting, but that is beyond my capabilities / no good examples). If OUTLOOK had a MACRO CREATOR (like EXCEL), I could probably do it, but I do not see that option. Has any one written a script or custom action that could be used? In essence, all it needs to do is select the INBOX folder of the IMAP account and do a 'click' on the PURGE MESSAGES icon. Anyone who wrote such a script (or Custom Action) would get a LOT of thanks from dozens of people who have the same need as me. Anyone know how to do it? Thanks. Frank in Michigan |
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Michael,
That fixed it -- the macro runs and does the same thing as if I clicked on the INBOX for IMAP.NET and then clicked the PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. It does however have one undesrable behavior. After running it, it 'stays' in the wrong Inbox folder (the one for the IMAP account). Is there a simple command to tell it to come back to the primary INBOX folder, the one I have selected as the default folder at startup? Also, do you know how to make a macro a script or a custom action? In the TOOLS, RULES and ALERTS, I do not have an option to execute a macro for when mail arrives, only to 'run a script' or 'perform a custom action'. When I go to either of these 'choices', they are blank. Thanks again for your help. Frank "Michael Bauer" wrote: Am Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:30:19 -0800 schrieb Frank M.: Frank, I don´t have your latest post here and don´t want to use the web interface. Anyway, here´s your solution: Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer _ ..CommandBars.FindControl(,DEL_BUTTON) Between the first row´s last word and the underline must be one blank space. Instead you could also delete the underline and merge both rows into one row. -- Viele Gruesse / Best regards Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook -- www.vbOffice.net -- I have searched throughout the forums to find out how to automatically purge deleted messages in an IMAP account but only found a lot of talk of how Microsoft has not made that option part of Outlook. I have created three rules (in succession) that first copy the mail from the IMAP INBOX to the PERSONAL FOLDERS INBOX (so my PDA can see it), then copy the message to my IMAP DELETED FOLDER (so I have a copy to look back on if necessary) and then to permanently DELETE it. This however does not remove it from my IMAP server INBOX unless I click on PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. I see there are options in MAIL RULES to either: RUN SCRIPT or PERFORM CUSTOM ACTION. Unfortunately, when I searched HELP ONLINE there is very little about either of these (well, there is a lot on using VB Scripting, but that is beyond my capabilities / no good examples). If OUTLOOK had a MACRO CREATOR (like EXCEL), I could probably do it, but I do not see that option. Has any one written a script or custom action that could be used? In essence, all it needs to do is select the INBOX folder of the IMAP account and do a 'click' on the PURGE MESSAGES icon. Anyone who wrote such a script (or Custom Action) would get a LOT of thanks from dozens of people who have the same need as me. Anyone know how to do it? Thanks. Frank in Michigan |
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Am Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:29:28 -0800 schrieb Frank M.:
1) With Application Set .ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder=.Session.GetdefaultF older(olFolderInbox) End With 2) For the run-a-script rule the declaration must look like this: Public Sub AnyName(oMail As Outlook.MailItem) '... End Sub -- Viele Gruesse / Best regards Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook -- www.vbOffice.net -- Michael, That fixed it -- the macro runs and does the same thing as if I clicked on the INBOX for IMAP.NET and then clicked the PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. It does however have one undesrable behavior. After running it, it 'stays' in the wrong Inbox folder (the one for the IMAP account). Is there a simple command to tell it to come back to the primary INBOX folder, the one I have selected as the default folder at startup? Also, do you know how to make a macro a script or a custom action? In the TOOLS, RULES and ALERTS, I do not have an option to execute a macro for when mail arrives, only to 'run a script' or 'perform a custom action'. When I go to either of these 'choices', they are blank. Thanks again for your help. Frank "Michael Bauer" wrote: Am Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:30:19 -0800 schrieb Frank M.: Frank, I don´t have your latest post here and don´t want to use the web interface. Anyway, here´s your solution: Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer _ ..CommandBars.FindControl(,DEL_BUTTON) Between the first row´s last word and the underline must be one blank space. Instead you could also delete the underline and merge both rows into one row. -- Viele Gruesse / Best regards Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook -- www.vbOffice.net -- I have searched throughout the forums to find out how to automatically purge deleted messages in an IMAP account but only found a lot of talk of how Microsoft has not made that option part of Outlook. I have created three rules (in succession) that first copy the mail from the IMAP INBOX to the PERSONAL FOLDERS INBOX (so my PDA can see it), then copy the message to my IMAP DELETED FOLDER (so I have a copy to look back on if necessary) and then to permanently DELETE it. This however does not remove it from my IMAP server INBOX unless I click on PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. I see there are options in MAIL RULES to either: RUN SCRIPT or PERFORM CUSTOM ACTION. Unfortunately, when I searched HELP ONLINE there is very little about either of these (well, there is a lot on using VB Scripting, but that is beyond my capabilities / no good examples). If OUTLOOK had a MACRO CREATOR (like EXCEL), I could probably do it, but I do not see that option. Has any one written a script or custom action that could be used? In essence, all it needs to do is select the INBOX folder of the IMAP account and do a 'click' on the PURGE MESSAGES icon. Anyone who wrote such a script (or Custom Action) would get a LOT of thanks from dozens of people who have the same need as me. Anyone know how to do it? Thanks. Frank in Michigan |
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Knowing that this post is old, I am posting my version of this macro. I know
I came accross this thread months later, and it helped me..... so to expand on this: This macro will save you all the trouble of the above discoveries. It will step through all your MAPI folders and purge all deleted email from the Inboxes. This is the first macro I wrote for Outlook, and I just pieced it together from the previous posters, and the help texts. It's really dirty, in that I haven't done the usual declarations, but it works well. Things to do: 1. I need to clean it up (a lot!) 2. I want to make it remember which folder I started out, and return me to that same folder. Currently, it returns you to the default folder. Public Sub PurgeAllInboxes() Dim PURGE_BUTTON As Long PURGE_BUTTON = 5583 'Create a pointer to the application Set myOlApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") 'Get the root namespace Set myNameSpace = myOlApp.GetNamespace("MAPI") 'How many top level folders? (accounts plus Personal Folder) FolderCount = myNameSpace.Folders.Count 'Step through the folders For i = 1 To FolderCount 'Select the folder Set myFolder = myNameSpace.Folders(i) 'Select the Inbox of this top level folder Set myNewFolder = myFolder.Folders("Inbox") 'Make this the active folder to execute a command upon Set Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = myNewFolder 'Setup the command Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer.CommandBars.FindControl (, PURGE_BUTTON) oCmd.Execute Next i 'Return to the default folder when finished With Application Set .ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = ..Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox) End With End Sub |
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Ok, here's the update where the macro returns to the folder you were in when
you ran the macro. Still have to clean this up, of course. -------------------------------------------------------------- Public Sub PurgeAllInboxes() Dim PURGE_BUTTON As Long PURGE_BUTTON = 5583 'Create a pointer to the application Set myOlApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application") 'Get the root namespace Set myNameSpace = myOlApp.GetNamespace("MAPI") 'Remember which folder we stared out in CurrentFolder = Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder 'How many top level folders? (accounts plus Personal Folder) FolderCount = myNameSpace.Folders.Count 'Step through the folders For i = 1 To FolderCount 'Select the folder Set myFolder = myNameSpace.Folders(i) 'Select the Inbox of this top level folder Set myNewFolder = myFolder.Folders("Inbox") 'Make this the active folder to execute a command upon Set Application.ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = myNewFolder 'Setup the command Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer.CommandBars.FindControl (, PURGE_BUTTON) oCmd.Execute Next i 'Return to the default folder when finished With Application Set .ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder = CurrentFolder End With End Sub |
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Michael,
Because I had the same problem I used your code and adapted if for my use. This is the code I used Public Const DIRK_IMAP_ENTRYID As String = "00000000BB9DBA9F97320D489CC84636406E960A82800 000" Public Const DIRK_IMAP_STOREID As String = "0000000038A1BB1005E5101AA1BB08002B2A56C2000070737 47072782E646C6C00000000000000004E495441F9BFB80100A A0037D96E000000443A5C446F63756D656E747320616E64205 3657474696E67735C64766572736C79705C4C6F63616C20536 57474696E67735C4170706C69636174696F6E20446174615C4 D6963726F736F66745C4F75746C6F6F6B5C4F75746C6F6F6B3 1302E322E33302E3230332D30303030303031362E70737400" Public Const KANTOOR_IMAP_ENTRYID As String = "00000000C4BB3B626D71B343A78BAE204409B51482800 000" Public Const KANTOOR_IMAP_STOREID As String = "0000000038A1BB1005E5101AA1BB08002B2A56C2000070737 47072782E646C6C00000000000000004E495441F9BFB80100A A0037D96E000000443A5C446F63756D656E747320616E64205 3657474696E67735C64766572736C79705C4C6F63616C20536 57474696E67735C4170706C69636174696F6E20446174615C4 D6963726F736F66745C4F75746C6F6F6B5C4F75746C6F6F6B4 F6E7476616E676B616E746F6F7220576576656C67656D2D303 03030303031352E70737400" Public Const DEL_BUTTON As Long = 5583 ' Enter the Button´s ID here Public Sub DeleteIMAPDIRK() Dim oFld As Outlook.MAPIFolder Dim oCmd As Office.CommandBarButton Set oFld = Application.Session.GetFolderFromID(DIRK_IMAP_ENTR YID, DIRK_IMAP_STOREID) Set Application.ActiveExplorer.currentFolder = oFld Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer.CommandBars.FindControl (, DEL_BUTTON) oCmd.Execute MsgBox "dirk uitgevoerd" End Sub Public Sub DeleteIMAPKANTOOR() Dim oFld As Outlook.MAPIFolder Dim oCmd As Office.CommandBarButton Set oFld = Application.Session.GetFolderFromID(KANTOOR_IMAP_E NTRYID, KANTOOR_IMAP_STOREID) Set Application.ActiveExplorer.currentFolder = oFld Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer.CommandBars.FindControl (, DEL_BUTTON) oCmd.Execute MsgBox "kantoor uitgevoerd" End Sub Public Sub PurgeDeletedItemsIMAPDIRK(oItem As Outlook.MailItem) Call DeleteIMAPDIRK End Sub Public Sub PurgeDeletedItemsIMAPKANTOOR(oItem As Outlook.MailItem) Call DeleteIMAPKANTOOR End Sub I used the last two subs in rules, in the following way : when the email is received, the rule moves a copy of it in a folder I created and after that I let the script run (using one of the two last subroutines). When I do this the code in these subs is effectively run (the messagebox is displayed) but the items marked for deletion or NOT purged. However when I run the macro that is called in these subroutines - outside of the rules - it does work fine. But why are these items not deleted when running the script from within the rules ? Have You got any idea ? i'm working with outlook 2003 PS : excuse me if my english isn't all that good, because it's not my language (I'm from Belgium). I hope you understand my problem "Michael Bauer" wrote: Am Thu, 2 Mar 2006 17:29:28 -0800 schrieb Frank M.: 1) With Application Set .ActiveExplorer.CurrentFolder=.Session.GetdefaultF older(olFolderInbox) End With 2) For the run-a-script rule the declaration must look like this: Public Sub AnyName(oMail As Outlook.MailItem) '... End Sub -- Viele Gruesse / Best regards Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook -- www.vbOffice.net -- Michael, That fixed it -- the macro runs and does the same thing as if I clicked on the INBOX for IMAP.NET and then clicked the PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. It does however have one undesrable behavior. After running it, it 'stays' in the wrong Inbox folder (the one for the IMAP account). Is there a simple command to tell it to come back to the primary INBOX folder, the one I have selected as the default folder at startup? Also, do you know how to make a macro a script or a custom action? In the TOOLS, RULES and ALERTS, I do not have an option to execute a macro for when mail arrives, only to 'run a script' or 'perform a custom action'. When I go to either of these 'choices', they are blank. Thanks again for your help. Frank "Michael Bauer" wrote: Am Wed, 8 Feb 2006 11:30:19 -0800 schrieb Frank M.: Frank, I don´t have your latest post here and don´t want to use the web interface. Anyway, here´s your solution: Set oCmd = Application.ActiveExplorer _ ..CommandBars.FindControl(,DEL_BUTTON) Between the first row´s last word and the underline must be one blank space. Instead you could also delete the underline and merge both rows into one row. -- Viele Gruesse / Best regards Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook -- www.vbOffice.net -- I have searched throughout the forums to find out how to automatically purge deleted messages in an IMAP account but only found a lot of talk of how Microsoft has not made that option part of Outlook. I have created three rules (in succession) that first copy the mail from the IMAP INBOX to the PERSONAL FOLDERS INBOX (so my PDA can see it), then copy the message to my IMAP DELETED FOLDER (so I have a copy to look back on if necessary) and then to permanently DELETE it. This however does not remove it from my IMAP server INBOX unless I click on PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. I see there are options in MAIL RULES to either: RUN SCRIPT or PERFORM CUSTOM ACTION. Unfortunately, when I searched HELP ONLINE there is very little about either of these (well, there is a lot on using VB Scripting, but that is beyond my capabilities / no good examples). If OUTLOOK had a MACRO CREATOR (like EXCEL), I could probably do it, but I do not see that option. Has any one written a script or custom action that could be used? In essence, all it needs to do is select the INBOX folder of the IMAP account and do a 'click' on the PURGE MESSAGES icon. Anyone who wrote such a script (or Custom Action) would get a LOT of thanks from dozens of people who have the same need as me. Anyone know how to do it? Thanks. Frank in Michigan |
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Hello Frank,
THis is a very old posting but I though I would check to see if you can help since I see you found a solution for one of my questions. Can you share the steps t create a rule to copy a message to the IMAP DELETED FOLDER? I would really really appreciate it! "Frank M." wrote: I have searched throughout the forums to find out how to automatically purge deleted messages in an IMAP account but only found a lot of talk of how Microsoft has not made that option part of Outlook. I have created three rules (in succession) that first copy the mail from the IMAP INBOX to the PERSONAL FOLDERS INBOX (so my PDA can see it), then copy the message to my IMAP DELETED FOLDER (so I have a copy to look back on if necessary) and then to permanently DELETE it. This however does not remove it from my IMAP server INBOX unless I click on PURGE DELETED MESSAGES. I see there are options in MAIL RULES to either: RUN SCRIPT or PERFORM CUSTOM ACTION. Unfortunately, when I searched HELP ONLINE there is very little about either of these (well, there is a lot on using VB Scripting, but that is beyond my capabilities / no good examples). If OUTLOOK had a MACRO CREATOR (like EXCEL), I could probably do it, but I do not see that option. Has any one written a script or custom action that could be used? In essence, all it needs to do is select the INBOX folder of the IMAP account and do a 'click' on the PURGE MESSAGES icon. Anyone who wrote such a script (or Custom Action) would get a LOT of thanks from dozens of people who have the same need as me. Anyone know how to do it? Thanks. Frank in Michigan |
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