C# Visual Studio TargetPlatform macro

Question

We´ve got some thrid party c++ dll´s which are either x64 or x86. Now we want to write a post build script, which copies the x86 dll´s into target directory, if the targetplatform is x86 or the other way around. Our script looks like:

xcopy "$(TargetDir)Lib\$(PlatformName)\*.*" "$(TargetDir)" /e /y /i

But the $(PlatformName)always is AnyCpu. We also found $(PlatformShortName) but its always empty.

Does some one know the right macro? Or even better the right way to do this?

Answer 1

Simple answer. Create a TargetPlatform with Configuration Manager and switch from AnyCpu to x86 or x64, then restart VS.