*! 29aug2007 
program exec 
version 9.1 
syntax anything, [Quiet Persist pass(string asis)] 
 
mata: pathback("`anything'","file",".do")
*pathutil `anything', pf(pathfile) e(ext) 
if ~mi("`persist'") include "`pbpfe'" `pass' 
else if ~mi("`quiet'") run "`pbpfe'" `pass' 
else do "`pbpfe'" `pass' 
end