# Alpha help!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-help/212176>\
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**Created:** [January 9, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-help/212176 "2007-01-09T01:04:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![nico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@nico](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nico)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-help/212176/1 "2007-01-09T01:04:17Z")

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i have a question.

mc instance name: box

when i apply this code to a movieclip  
onClipEvent(load){  
this.alpha = 0;  
}  
it works.

but

when this code applies  
box.onEnterFrame = function(){  
box.\_alpha = 0;  
};  
it wont work:(  
any advice. i dont want to code on the main symbols, i want to put all the code in frames.