JT> OK...how 'bout this:
JT>                                                                        
JT> .pas=pret.exe %{at}name[%0]                                               

that doesn't work, you can't use any features with an executable extension.

 set  .pas=call pret_
 alias `pret_=pret.exe %{at}path[%0]%{at}name[%0]`
                        

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