Overview

The Snippet Keeper software utility is a .Net application designed as a place to store standard text snippets, code snippets, notes, web site links or any other text based info you want to keep in a central location for quick location and re-use.

 

The project uses SQLite as its central database store.

 

A unique feature of this project is that it also contains a Snippet Keeper API Class library that can be used within your own x86 .Net projects as a source for code snippets.

 

Download Link
setup-SnippetKeeper.exe

 

Installation and Usage
Download the install the software from the above link.

 

Run the EXE as Administrator to unzip program files to:
C:\Program Files (x86)\RS\SnippetKeeper

 

To run the program, select Start/Run and execute the following program:

C:\Program Files (x86)\RS\SnippetKeeper\SnippetKeeper.exe

 

Use File/Open menu to open the empty database provided or create a new one with a .db extension

Existing file: C:\Program Files (x86)\RS\SnippetKeeper

 

Application Menus

 

 

File Menu

 

New

Create a new snippet database. Use .db for the SQLite database extension.

 

Open

Open an existing snippet database file to work with.

 

Close

Close current snippet database.

 

Backup

Back up currently open database into the C:\Program Files (x86)\RS\SnippetKeeper\BACKUPS folder with a unique timestamped file name. Automatic database backups happen on file open as well unless you turn off the automatic backup option.

 

Settings

Edit application configuration file. After saving settings, restart application for new settings to take effect.

 

Exit

Exit program

 

 

 

Snippet Menu

 

New

Create new snippet

 

 

Run Menu

 

The run menu can run up to 3 user defined applications set in the config file. By default Windows Notepad and Notepad++ are hooked up if they are installed.

 

 

 

 

Searching for snippets by Snippet Desc or Snippet Text

 

To locate a snippet, enter information you want to locate from the snippet description or the snippet text itself into the Find Snippet Desc or Text field.

 

Then select Contains to find the text anywhere in the field values, Starts With to find entries with text that starts with the selected value or Exact Match to find values that match exactly. Generally selecting Contains should work depending how you categorize your snippets.

 

After entering criteria, press the Find button to search the snippet database.  Results will be shown in the grid. Double-click or right-click a snippet to view its information.

 

Searching for snippets by Snippet Category / Keywords

 

To locate a snippet by category or keywords, enter category or keyword information you want to locate in to the Snippet Category / Keywords field.

 

Then select Contains to find the text anywhere in the field values, Starts With to find entries with text that starts with the selected value or Exact Match to find values that match exactly. Generally selecting Contains should work depending how you categorize your snippets.

 

After entering criteria, press the Find button to search the snippet database.  Results will be shown in the grid. Double-click or right-click a snippet to view its information.

 

Snippet Search Buttons

 

Find

Search for snippets

 

Reset

Clear search fields.

 

Exit

Exit application

 

Snippet Results Grid Right-Click Options

Copy Snippet Value to Clipboard

Copy highlighted snippet text to the clipboard.

 

Launch Snippet

If you enter a single data line that contains a web site address starting with http:// or https:// or contains an actual program file shortcut to an EXE, use this option to launch the application or link associated with the highlighted snippet.

 

New Snippet

Create a new snippet

 

Duplicate Snippet

Duplicate highlighted snippet with a description prefixed with: (Copy).

 

Delete Snippet

Delete highlighted snippet.

 

 

 

 

 

Once a snippet is shown on the Snippet Info tab, or if you selected to create a new snippet, the Snippet Info tab is shown with the following fields and buttons

 

Snippet Info Fields

 

Snippet Description

Enter a snippet description. This info can be searched, so include any relevant info for future searches hen you need to find your snippet again.

 

Snippet Category / Keywords

Enter one or more category values or keyword tag values for locating different types of snippets by keyword rather than content.

 

Snippet Notes

Enter miscellaneous notes that are specific to a snippet, but not part of the actual snippet text or code block.

 

Snippet Description / Code Block

Enter the actual text or copy/paste a code block for the snippet you are creating or updating.

 

If you enter a single data line that contains a web site address starting with http:// or https:// or contains an actual program file shortcut to an EXE, you can use the Launch option to launch the application or link.

 

Otherwise you can use the Copy option to copy the snippet text to te clipboard to paste into another code editor or application.

 

Code Style

Select the code style for your text snippet for colorized text. Currently you can select the following:

 

Text - default value and value for any text without a specific format.

VB - Visual Basic syntax

CS - CSharp syntax

XML - XML syntax

HTML - HTML syntax

SQL - SQL syntax

PHP - PHP syntax

JS - JavaScript syntax

LUA - LUA syntax

 

 

Snippet Info Buttons

 

Copy

Copy current snippet text to the clipboard so it can be pasted to a code editor or another appllication.

 

Launch

If you enter a single data line that contains a web site address starting with http:// or https:// or contains an actual program file shortcut to an EXE, use this button to launch the application or link.

 

New

Clear all snippet info fields and create a new empty snippet.

 

Close

Clear all close currently open snippet.

 

Save

Save new snippet or updates to an existing snippet.

 

Delete

Delete currently open snippet.