PowerBuilder Runtime Packager 2017 R3 fails

Symptom

The following error occurs when running the PowerBuilder Runtime Packager:

Linking the MSI for PowerBuilder .NET runtime produced an error

In the %temp% folder (by default: C:\Users\appeon\AppData\Local\Temp) there may be an error message in the file pbwix.log saying that some DLL is missing in the PowerBuilder install folder.

Cause

Visual C++ redistributable X86 & X64 is missing on the current machine or the associated DLL is missing during the upgrade from PowerBuilder 2017 R2 to 2017 R3 as indicated in the log file.

Solution

If there is error in the log file, then you can try to reinstall PowerBuilder using admin permissions.

If there is no error in the log file, then you can try to install Visual C++ redistributable X86 & X64.