我应该如何在项目中设置运行时外部资源？

I'm creating a command line program that uses a defined set of external files (.txts and the like) at runtime. I need it to have these in its working directory when run. Currently, I have them in a folder in the solutiondir with an xcopy into the projectdir as a pre-build event. What's the "accepted" way to set up a situation like this?I'm creating a command line program that uses a