Exchange Email Archiving in Mavericks Mail app

I can't archive my Exchange Email account messages. When I archive them using Archive button it creates another folder in Inbox folder with the name Archive and keeps messages on my account in that folder. And what I need is to archive them locally in order to delete them from my account that has 2 Gb free storage only.

I used to export my old messages using a smart mailbox as my corporate account also has a size limitation.
Upgrading to Mail 7.0 broke exporting of smart mailboxes. I was using a workaround to archive the mail and then export the Archive mailbox instead which worked.
With the latest update to build 1822, archiving of Exchange messages appears broken as well. Smart mailbox exporting still broken too.
I modified my workaround as follows:
1. Create a mailbox under "On My Mac" called Archive.
2. Select all messages in my smart mailbox.
3. Drag the messages to the On My Mac folder under Archive as created in step 1 above.
4. Highlight the On My Mac Folder under Archive.
5. Choose Mailbox, then Export Mailbox and browse to a folder where you want the mbox file created and choose the folder.
Next time you just follow steps 2 through 5 of course.
Seems like the long way around to me and I'm annoyed that I have to keep changing my workaround as Apple breaks features in their mail program.
Hope this helps.

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