[Illustrator CS4] Compound Path without inner border

[xanuex]

Hi Guys,

I'm trying to create a shape where I extract a text from. I'm doing this by using a compound path.

My problem is that the compound path inherits the style of the shape which resolves in an inner border (border around my text).

Is there a way that allows me to still be able to alter the border color of the shape but it does not apply to the compound path itself?

[xanuex]

For those who are looking for an answer:

1) Select Type and underlying path,
2) Transparency (flyout)>Make Opacity Mask (Clip and Inverse unticked).

Problem solved