Remove duplicate mail items

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I am trying to write a small script by which I can remove duplicate mail items to a separate folder. I am using Outlook 2013 in a Windows 7 64-bit environment.
I would appreciate help with the following code.
I recognize this code is not efficient, but I just need to get it to run.
Thank you.


Sub RemoveDuplicates()
Dim myOlApp As New Outlook.Application
Dim myNameSpace As Outlook.NameSpace

Dim myFolder As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Dim myItems As Outlook.Items
Dim Duplicates As Outlook.MAPIFolder

Set myNameSpace = myOlApp.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set myFolder = myNameSpace.PickFolder
Set Duplicates = myNameSpace.PickFolder
Set myItems = myFolder.Items

For i = 1 To myItems.Count
For j = i + 1 To myItems.Count
DoEvents
On Error Resume Next
If myItems(i).Subject = myItems(j).Subject Then
If myItems(i).ReceivedByName = myItems(j).ReceivedByName Then
If myItems(i).Sender = myItems(j).Sender Then
If myItems(i).SentOn = myItems(j).SentOn Then
If myItems(i).Body = myItems(j).Body Then

myItems(i).Move Duplicates

End If
End If
End If
End If
End If

Next
Next

End Sub
 
What happens when you run it? Any error messages?

you should count backwards... because when you delete a dup, the count changes. Although, it might not matter a whole lot since you compare ever message.

For i = myItems.Count to 1 Step -1
For j = myItems.Count to i + 1 Step -1

For efficiency, it might be better to use restrict to find the subject then compare the other values.
 
Actually, in thinking about it a little more, you don't loop J - it is just i - 1 (since you are going backwards)
For i = myItems.Count to 1 Step -1
For j = i - 1


Oh wait, that logic doesn't work good either, because it only checks the next one. I need more coffee. <g> On the other hand, it should work if there is only 1 duplicate - check message with one next to it, if match, move second message.
 
Thank you for taking the time to respond Diane.
The problem with the code is it does not seem to run all the way through.
 
it's running here - it's just a matter of getting the correct counts - you need to test each message against the other messages (easy) then move to the next message - but if you delete messages, the count gets messed up and that messes the macro up.


You may need to split it into a function - the macro gets the current message and the function loops the other messages looking for a match.
 
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