Background job and file transfer

Hello
I am looking for a way to transer a file that is created in an overnight background job on our R/3 Enterprise (Basis 6.20) to an ITS server within the same network. As no one is logged in at the time of creation of the file I cannot use the usual gui_controls. I cannot find an FM that will initiate a login on a Windows server and transfer a file. Should I script it on the AIX host? Has anyone done this before? Any ideas?
Thanks for your interest and answers.
Harry

Will it be possible for you to try with the Function Modules FTP_CONNECT, FTP_COMMAND, and FTP_DISCONNECT.
I could see more explanations in these links.
FTP upload
/people/thomas.jung3/blog/2004/11/15/performing-ftp-commands-from-abap
Need to send data as files from SAP to other systems.
Regd: Funxn Module FTP_CONNECT
rgds
TM.

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