Script to Remove extra Paths within a Compound Path?

Hey Everyone,

I've been trying to write a script to remove the inside paths leaving the needed ones behind, but I can't get it quite right...

// Get the active document and selection
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var sel = doc.selection;

// Loop through the selection
for (var i = 0; i < sel.length; i++) {
  var item = sel[i];
  // Check if the item is a compound path  
  if (item.typename === 'CompoundPathItem') {

    // Get the paths in the compound path    
    var paths = item.pathItems;

    // Check the number of paths in the compound path    
    if (paths.length > 2) {
      // If there are more than 2 paths, delete all but the outside and inside most paths      
      var numPaths = paths.length;
      var firstPath = paths[0];
      var lastPath = paths[numPaths - 1];
      var secondPath = paths[1];
      var secondLastPath = paths[numPaths - 2];
      
      if (numPaths === 3) {
        // If there are only 3 paths, delete the middle path        
        secondPath.remove();
      } else {
        // If there are more than 3 paths, delete all but the outside and inside most paths        
        for (var j = numPaths - 2; j > 1; j--) {
          secondPath.remove();
          lastPath.remove();
        }
      }
    }
  }
}