how can i make a "Surround" type Delphi Template?

Question

i'm migrating my app to delphi 2009. my app must still use a lot of AnsiString. during migration, i find myself always converting:

abc := def;

into:

abc := string(def);

or

abc := TDeviceAnsiString(def);

i know i should be able to do this with templates but i find templates--although powerful--are not so easy to get working. here's what i've been trying:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<codetemplate   xmlns="http://schemas.borland.com/Delphi/2005/codetemplates"
       version="1.0.0">
    <template name="das" invoke="auto">
     <point name="expr">
      <script language="Delphi">
       InvokeCodeCompletion;
      </script>
      <hint>
       MP: TDeviceAnsiString
      </hint>
      <text>
       True
      </text>
     </point>
     <description>
      MP: TDeviceAnsiString
     </description>
     <author>
      Mike
     </author>
     <code language="Delphi" context="any" delimiter="|"><![CDATA[TDeviceAnsiString(|selected|)|end|]]>
     </code>
    </template>
</codetemplate>

it doesn't appear in the Surround menu and it doesn't activate whenever i want. i'd like to be able to

abc := **das***[tab]*def;

or select the "def" and use "surround" to get:

abc := TDeviceAnsiString(def);

thank you for your help!

Answer 1

This should do it:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<codetemplate   xmlns="http://schemas.borland.com/Delphi/2005/codetemplates"
       version="1.0.0">
    <template name="das" surround="true" invoke="auto">
     <description>
      MP: TDeviceAnsiString
     </description>
     <author>
      Mike rev François
     </author>
     <code language="Delphi" delimiter="|"><![CDATA[TDeviceAnsiString(|end||selected|)]]>
     </code>
    </template>
</codetemplate>

Added: You can find more info on the Delphi Wiki with the LiveTemplates Technical Infos