Snippet Designer

I'm using Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 version 4.5.50709.

By default, the snippet folder it is watching for My Code Snippets is at:
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\Documents\Visual Studio 11\Code Snippets\SQL_SSDT\My Code Snippets
(It is using SQL_SSDT rather than SQL as part of the folder name)

Also, if you view the XML of the snippet created by Snippet Designer, it is showing Code Language="sql" rather than Code Language="SQL_SSDT".  If you manually change a saved snippet to "SQL_SSDT" (and make sure the snippet is in a folder watched by VS) it shows up in the list of SQL snippets.

If you can make these 2 changes then SQL snippets should work in VS 2012.  Thanks!

Could you please make it possible to change the title of the snippet, as well as to switch to using the original XML editor for making snippets? Thank you.

I read VS 2012 Express RC is supported, but now I have tried installing it into actual VS 2012 Express (no RC) and got this:

Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows 8
Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2012 for Windows Desktop
...
VSIXInstaller.NoApplicableSKUsException: This extension is not installable on any currently installed products.

Am I doing something wrong, or has there been some change in VS from RC to official release?

As far as I know extensions are not supported in Visual Studio Express Skus.

When I go to add a new file, the Snippet designer template is not shown.  This is the only extension I installed other than the NuGet Package manager update.  I'on Windows 64 bit, VS 2012, in a website project.

Were you inside of a Web Site solution? There is a known issue with web site solution not showing the template.

Yes, I said so in my original post :)  SO I should just create some other type of project and go form there?

Besides my inability to read you are right. You would need to use a different project type. I am hoping one day to figure a way around this issue.

I see it now, thanks for the tip!

This extension looks great! Any plans for C++ support?

Definitely, I am currently working on adding support. Barring any unforeseen complication I should have it released soon.

I just released an update which adds C++ support for VS 2012. 

I have installed snipped designer but when i try to export the snipped code changes, (Via Export snipped option),its doesn't open the file in usual .snippet format. Tool asks me to provide a extension for the file to be saved.I have tried even simple thing like console.Readline()( just to avoid any code mistakes) but nothing works. Any idea what might be wrong ?

Some more information might help me.
1. Visual Studio Version 
2. What project type where you in (Website, Web Application, Console App,... etc)?
3. What other extensions do you have installed?
4. What language is your VS in (e.g. english)?

its vs 2010, console app, 1033 ( us-en) locale.

Do you have any other extensions installed?

Can you please add some light how snipets explorer finds snipets files. Is it from the settings of Snippets Manager? Because it does't seems to me so. If only I have broken paths or so. Thanks. Regards. 
Many thanks for nice tool. 

Ok. I find out. Path's are added to collection which is in snippet designer options. It has nothing to do what is in snippets manager settings. Thanks again. 

The Snippet Explorer uses an initial list of paths to search for snippets. This initial list is found through the VS registry settings but you can customize it after the initial set up.

Thanks again. There is some collection in Tools/Options and then 'Snippet Designer', 'General Options' and then 'Snippet Index Location'. It seems like it adds these paths to default. Isn't it?
And aka tip - if snippet is not "working" check if xml document is valid with some redactor (notepad++).

In the options menu there is an open called IndexedSnippetDirectories. These are additional directories you can have the Snippet Explorer index in addition to the default directories. The default directories are the ones which Visual Studio is configured out of the box to use for snippets.

Is there a way to create shortcuts to the two submenus you need to use to create and retrieve the snippets?

BTW, thanks for the program, its really good.

Robert Homes
rohomes@gmail.com

I am not sure what you mean. Do you want a shortcut to the snippet editor and the snippet explorer?

I'm kind of embarrased to ask this, but I have not been able to google my way out of it: How do you install this addin in Visual Studio 2008? I've downloaded the .vsix file, but double clicking on it does nothing.

Coming to this page from Tools > Find More Extensions in VS just lets me download the .vsix...

Thanks.

The download from this site only contains the Visual Studio 2010 version of the Snippet Designer.  For the 2008 version visit this page: http://snippetdesigner.codeplex.com/releases/view/43862 and download SnippetDesignerFor2008

Is there any way to reopen a snippet with this tool after I've closed the window?  I feel like I'm missing something obvious here.  Does anyone know?

So far, I'm loving this tool though...

Yep, I was missing something obvious...had a read the bottom half of the description, I would have seen that.

Duh.