>>Could someone define this event for me, or point me at a definition.
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>>This never works as I expect it to and I end up using 'valid" as in 2.6 .
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>>Shouldn't "interactivechange" fire when the value of the field has changed even if the focus has not been lost?
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>"This event occurs each time the object's value changes interactively. For example, as a user types in a text box, the InteractiveChange event is triggered after each keystroke." IMHO, it's pretty understandable.

Thanks Ed. It is still not working quite right for me, I will experiment.