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Not sure which Xilinx parts you've used (older ones?), but all of the modern ones can be strapped to load a bitstream from various types of flash on powerup. See Xilinx UG380 for details for the Spartan-6 family:

http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/user_guides/ug38...