# Alpha mc

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-mc/122743>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 16, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-mc/122743 "2004-09-16T16:00:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![rlLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb8c5e/32.png) [@rlLife](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rlLife)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha-mc/122743/1 "2004-09-16T16:00:28Z")

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i am inside a movie clip and would like to set the alpha of a mc that is inside yet a different mc

\_root.buttons1MC.setProperty(“socialText”,\_alpha,“0”);

am i close to having this right, it is not working for me