4 Replies Latest reply: Nov 28, 2006 5:58 PM by Averill RSS

    Error message "Initialize is not defined"

    Averill Community Member
      This is DW8 on a PC running XP Pro.
      In the Commands menu, if I click Clean Up HTML or Manage Extensions, the following error message appears:
      "In File {clean up html or manage extensions, whichever},
      ReferenceError: initialize is not defined.
      The rest of the Commands appear to be working correctly.
      I have been to the Adobe support page about JavaScript errors and have done what I can there. Deleted the fileCache.dat file (no change). I couldn't remove my extensions because I got the error with "manage extensions."
      I tried reinstalling/repairing Dreamweaver - no change. I did not uninstall DW first. I'm concerned that I won't be permitted to do a second install, and then I'll be stuck with NO Dreamweaver, which is an intolerable situation.
      Help, please...
      Averill
        • 1. Re: Error message "Initialize is not defined"
          Newsgroup_User Community Member
          a possible cause of js errors from dw menu items is if you have an
          Anti-Virus doing real time scans. Reason- when you invoke a dw command- it
          calls on several .htm and .js files. The real time a/v scan can cause a
          delay and throw off the javascript timing, like having a variable called
          before the included file that defines it is opened.

          test- turn off real time scanning
          fix- go into the a/v preferences, and see if you can exclude the
          dreamweaver/configuration folder from real time scans.

          • 2. Re: Error message "Initialize is not defined"
            Averill Community Member
            Thanks, Alan.

            AV scanning (McAfee) was already turned off for running scripts. If that's not what you meant, then I don't know what you mean.

            This problem is new, after I've been using DW8 for at least a year. It just started in the last week, and I can't think of any changes in my computer or program configuration that have happened in that time. Or should I say, I haven't made any changes yada yada - not that it matters, I suppose. No new extensions, no new programs, nada.
            • 3. Re: Error message "Initialize is not defined"
              Newsgroup_User Community Member
              Just to verify, you've gone through this TechNote already?:

              Troubleshooting JavaScript errors in Dreamweaver
              http://www.adobe.com/go/19105

              You can uninstall extensions via the Start menu: Start > Programs >
              Macromedia > Extension Manager.

              I wouldn't worry about not being able to do a second install of DW.

              --
              David Alcala
              Adobe Product Support


              • 4. Re: Error message "Initialize is not defined"
                Averill Community Member
                I had gone through most of that tech note, but hadn't renamed the configuration folder - sort of stopped after I couldn't uninstall my extensions. So now I did unstall the extensions (thanks for that tip!!), which didn't help; then renamed the the configuration folder - and voila! it worked. I've done this before for a similar problem, guess I should clean out all the old config folders out there. Thanks for that. Shows me I must complete the tasks given - just didn't quite believe that this was the problem being addressed by the tech note.

                Thanks for the help!

                Averill