# .\_alpha on mc not working

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-alpha-on-mc-not-working/228142>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 5, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-alpha-on-mc-not-working/228142 "2007-06-05T18:15:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![geestring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@geestring](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geestring)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/-alpha-on-mc-not-working/228142/1 "2007-06-05T18:15:42Z")

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I have time\_mc.\_alpha = 50;

ona mc that contains a dynamic text field. It doesnt work.

it only was working when i had a Filter applied to the text field?