IIRC, by default it picks it up from your VS Configuration.

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Sean Farrow
<sean.far...@seanfarrow.co.uk>wrote:

> Is there a way to specify that in visual studio?
> Cheers
> Sean.
>
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> From: Rob Mensching [mailto:r...@robmensching.com]
> Sent: 27 April 2012 15:37
> To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset.
> Subject: Re: [WiX-users] bug in wix 3.6?
>
> Use the arch switch on the candle coomand-line and remove the Platform
> attribute.
>
> On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 5:10 AM, Sean Farrow
> <sean.far...@seanfarrow.co.uk>wrote:
>
> > Hi Focks:
> > I think I've found a bug in wix 3.6:
> > I'm trying to create a solution that allows building two msi's one x86
> and
> > one x64.
> > I have to following in my package element to this end:
> > <Package
> >              InstallerVersion="300"
> >              Compressed="yes"
> >              InstallScope="perMachine"
> >              Manufacturer="$(var.ProductAuthor)"
> >              Platform="$(var.Platform)" />
> > Everything else is substituted except the var.platform and I am told that
> > the value is invalid:
> > 1 The 'Platform' attribute is invalid - The value '$(var.Platform)' is
> > invalid according to its datatype 'NmToken' - The '$' character,
> > hexadecimal value 0x24 cannot appear in the string.
> > Anyone know whether this is a bug, or another way to achieve what I'm
> > after?
> > Any help appreciated.
> > Regards
> > Sean.
> >
> >
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