st: execute external program from within Stata?

[Even Bergseng <even.bergseng@umb.no>]

Dear all!

I want to run an external program (exe-file) from within Stata, but haven't been able to find any information on how to do it (my search words may well be wrong due to either lack of terminology or proficiency in english).

Any hints on Stata and execution of external programs?

thanks in advance,
Even

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