JSX - how to fill a compound path with a color if it has no child path items/page items

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Hi all, not the first time I've considered this problem. I've followed along with the following discussion. 
 
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/illustrator-script-to-get-compoundpathitem-pathitem-filled-colors-on-few-layers/m-p/11208204
 
My problem is the compound path item I have selected alerts as having 0 path items and undefined group items and page items. Thus, my attempts to recurse through sub-path/group/pageitems is not working. Any thoughts of how I can get this color changed without releasing the path, which distorts the image. Thanks.  Edit: Looks like this "bug" or "oversight" is discussed at length here. Will do some digging: https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/dealing-with-compound-paths-made-of-groups/td-p/8826626

CarlosCanto · Accepted Answer

there's an easier way I didn't think of back when executeMenuCommand was newish

applying default color actually colors all selected items including compoundPathItems. So you would select your compoundPath before changing the document's default fill color, see an example here

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/change-fill-color-to-selection-path-and-compound-path/m-p/13551114#M354504

m1b · Answer

Hi @brian_p_dts, I strongly doubt there is much you can do without releasing/fixing/compounding. However, it may help to post a samnple file showing the issue.- Mark

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