Using open hub to create a file on another server

Hello everyone,
I am wanting open hub to create a file, but create it on a different server (a file sharing server not associated with SAP). Both BW and this file share server run Windows.
Can this be done using logical files (FILE transaction) or other configuration?
I am aware of some other people posting here that send the file from open hub to DIR_HOME and then have created an OS command (SM49) to copy to the other file share server. Also I know one could also write an ABAP to FTP the file from this location out to the file share server as well.
I was hoping that FILE transaction would allow this but so far I have not had any luck with it.
Many Thanks,
Kevin

All,
Found out that this can be done, you can send a flat file from BW to a completely different server in one step, no need for SM49 or AL11 or FTP or ABAP program in the middle. The trick lies in the configuration in transaction FILE.
FILE transaction configuration steps:
Step 1 - Define Logical File Path - just a place holder here
Step 2 - Assignment of Physical Paths to Logical Path, here is where you enter the server & path but not a filename, for example
\\server_swvs01\SAPFILE\<SYSID>\BPC\Cust_R3_sales\<FILENAME>
Step 3 - Define Cross-client Logical File Name, here is where you specify the actual file name to be written to the file share on the other server in field "Physical file", just make sure and link this to the Local path you created in Step 1 above. You can also use system variables in the physical file name or hard code it all.
your_file_name.csv
Hope this helps someone
Cheers,
Kevin

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