Compound Path without border on inner path

Hi Guys,
I'm trying to create a shape with text that has to be transparent.
I fixed this by creating a compound path but it inherits all the elements of the shape (which is logical) but since the shape has a border it now get an innner border as well.
Is there a way to discard the inner border and just have the outside one?

Or you may:
1) With the type on top of the shape, select the type.
2) In the Transparency panel set the opacity to 0.
3) Select type and shape; group.
4) With the group selected, in Transparency Panel click Knockout Group once or twice, as needed, until the check (tick) mark appears.
The transparency (or opacity) of the type is then infinitely variable by again selecting the type in the Layers Panel and adjusting the opacity setting in the Transparency Panel. I think (though I may be mistaken) that in CS5 it's adjustable in the Appearance Panel.
Peter
Hello, Jacob.

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