To further clarification:

DEFINE CLASS txtcolorempty AS textbox

	PROCEDURE Refresh
		this.backcolor = iif(empty(this.value), rgb(255,255,200), rgb(255,255,255))
	ENDPROC

	PROCEDURE InteractiveChange
		this.refresh()
	ENDPROC


ENDDEFINE

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>I would reccomend doing this in a subclass of your textbox class. I'd put the code in the refresh. If you need the color to change immediately when the user starts typing call this.refresh() from the InteractiveChange event.
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