Desperate - How can I delete an entire index at once?

Question

I have accidentally entered the index references for a quarterly into the 'topics' panel when they should have been inthe 'reference' panel. (Darned radio buttons....)
There are dozens of entries and deleting them individually from the index will take ages. Surely there must be some way to remove all of the markings/topic entries without having to select each one individually and go through that process?
I have tried to find help items on how to do it, but have had no luck. This think has to be ready for proofing tomorrow and I'm getting exhausted trying to figure out what to do.
There must be a way! Please, can anyone help?!
Thanks so much if you can; you are a lifesaver.
Lesley

Answer 1

If they are just topics without references just choose "Remove Unused Topics" from the index panel flyout menu.
If you want to get rid of all references, too, then this script should do it. It goes up to two levels deep, if you need more, let me know.
myDoc = app.activeDocument
alert(myDoc.indexes[0].topics[0].topics[0].pageReferences.length)
for(var j= 0;myDoc.indexes[0].topics.length>j;j++){
myDoc.indexes[0].topics[j].pageReferences.everyItem().remove()
for(var h= 0;myDoc.indexes[0].topics[j].topics.length>h;h++){
myDoc.indexes[0].topics[j].topics[h].pageReferences.everyItem().remove()