Schedule a ABAP query from SQ01 to transfer the output to a file path

Question

I am trying to schedule an ABAP query to run every night and transmit the output as a .TXT file to a particular file path on a server. In the "output format" of the selection screen I selected the second last radio button "File store" and entered the full path and file name.
When I run this in foreground I get a pop up window confirming the file path before it is downloaded. I have to just hit enter. But when I run in background the file gets transmitted to the spool and not to the file path entered in "File Store".
Is there any way I can make the file go to the specified path instead of the spool?
Any help will be appreciated

Answer 1

See documentation for enhancement SQUE0001. Go to SMOD, enter SQUE0001, and choose documentation.
I had the same requirement, and I used enhancement SQUE0001 to create a screen exit that adds the selection, "private file". I then created a variant for my query with the private file button selected and the path included, and set up a batch job to run my query with my variant every night.
Hope that helps.