Using SQL Prompt with two SSMS instances

I normally need to open multiple instances of SSMS. I found when I add a snippet in the first SSMS, it didn't show up in the second SSMS. If I add another snippet from the second SSMS, it didn't show up in first SSMS neither. This will make snippet management a mess. Is it possible to sync snippets between SSMS instances automatically?
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  • James RJames R Posts: 104 Silver 4
    Hey @ogrishman, thanks for the post.

    If possible, can you give me some more information on this issue?
    • Do you have a custom snippets folder?
    • Where do the snippets not appear? In the snippets manager or just the suggestions box?

    Thanks for the help!
    James
    Software Engineer
    Redgate Software
  • ogrishmanogrishman Posts: 81 Bronze 4
    • Do you have a custom snippets folder?
      Yes. It's a shared folder: \\vmware-host\Shared Folders\Snippets
      Most of the time I'm working in a VMware Workstation Virtual machine. The snippets folder is a shared folder in the host machine (not the virtual machine). So in SQL Prompt in the VM, I just use \\vmware-host\Shared Folders\Snippets to reference the shared folder.
    • Where do the snippets not appear? In the snippets manager or just the suggestions box?
      The snippets do not appear in both snippets manager and the suggestions box.
  • James RJames R Posts: 104 Silver 4
    Hmm, strange. I''ll have a go and see if I can reproduce it here and get back to you. Sorry for the inconvenience!

    Thanks,
    James
    Software Engineer
    Redgate Software
  • James RJames R Posts: 104 Silver 4
    After trying some stuff out I've found an error - it looks like the snippets aren't being updated if a custom snippet folder is in use. I'll log it in our system and hopefully we'll have a fix soon.

    Thanks for your help!
    James
    Software Engineer
    Redgate Software
  • ogrishmanogrishman Posts: 81 Bronze 4
    Thanks James.
  • James RJames R Posts: 104 Silver 4
    Hey @ogrishman ,

    I've been looking at this again, and I think that while there's a few small fixes we can make here I don't think they'll help much.
    Unfortunately when we monitor a shared folder for file changes it can be unreliable, which is probably why you're seeing the issue so much.

    I'm sorry I can't help more!
    James
    Software Engineer
    Redgate Software
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