Valid - fires when you leave the field, whether changed or not. Returning .F. will prevent leaving the field.
Interactivechange - fires only when value is changed (Valid fires afterwards as well).
>when using drop-down box, what is the difference between VALID method and INTERACTIVECHANGE method
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