Wix: Provide a text file along with setup (msi) and make the installer paste that file in ProgramDat

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I cannot embed this into the msi - meaning - while building the setup, I do not know the content of the text file. After the setup has been built (the msi is ready), I want to distribute a text file along with the msi and make the setup paste that file inside a particular folder - in my case, the machine's ProgramData folder. Please guide.

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