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Unable to delete messages

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Older post from February 7, 2014. Details may be out of date.

Question asked on Feb 7, 2014
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I have rebuilt the database multiple times, have most updated Outlook 2011 software and am using a POP account. There is a group of 123 messages that I can't delete. Tried the applescript editor solutions elsewhere on these threads, but it doesn't work because I get a Syntax error message. See below for script:

tell application "Microsoft Outlook"
	set theMessages to the selection
	permanently delete theMessages
end tell

PS: Am not running antivirus software

Any other suggestions? I'm about to give up and shift to something else.

Billie Day

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