Using a Logical File (FILE) in an External Command (SM69)

I have an external command defined in SM69 that runs a script on the application server. The command is called from within an ABAP program with SXPG_CALL_SYSTEM. It currently works as it should.
The issue is that the external command is defined as:
sh /absolute/path/to/script/file
I have been told to instead set up a logical file in FILE so that the command would be:
sh <MY_SCRIPT_LOGICAL_NAME>
I've gone into FILE and defined MY_SCRIPT_LOGICAL_NAME as:
Logical File = MY_SCRIPT_LOGICAL_NAME
Name = Descriptive Text
Physical File = <SYSID>actualname.scr
Data Format = ASC
App Area = HR
Logical Path = SCRIPT_PATH
where SCRIPT_PATH is also defined in FILE with the physical path of:
/iface/<SYSID>/outboundhr/scripts/<FILENAME>
So when I try executing the command with SM49 as defined as:
sh <MY_SCRIPT_LOGICAL_NAME>
I just get Exception raised: OTHERS
If I define the command as:
ls <MY_SCRIPT_LOGICAL_NAME>
I get the same thing, Exception raised: OTHERS
I'm guessing that the logical file name isn't getting translated. Does anyone know if it should in this instance? Is anyone using a logical file as part of an external command?
Thanks much.

I think you must use FM FILE_GET_NAME to translate the logical file name to a physical one before executing the command.
Like:
DATA: physical_file_name(60),
      my_script_logical_name(60) VALUE 'CLASSIFICATION',
      format(3).
CALL FUNCTION 'FILE_GET_NAME'
EXPORTING
    logical_filename = my_script_logical_name
IMPORTING
    file_format      = format
    file_name        = physical_file_name
EXCEPTIONS
    file_not_found   = 1
    OTHERS           = 2.
Rob
Message was edited by: Rob Burbank

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