WiX - Passing parameters to a CustomAction (DLL)

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I've got a DLL from an old WiSE installer that i'm trying to get working in WiX, so i'm pretty sure the DLL works with MSI-based installers.

Here is my definition:

<Binary Id="SetupDLL" SourceFile="../Tools/Setup.dll" />
<CustomAction Id="ReadConfigFiles" BinaryKey="SetupDLL" DllEntry="readConfigFiles" />

and usage:

<Publish Dialog="InstallDirDlg" Control="Next" Event="DoAction" Value="ReadConfigFiles" Order="3">1</Publish>

Where exactly can I pass in parameters?

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