3536094 - "Cannot find the full path for file" when using exec function in a job - SAP Data Services 4.x

Executing a job containing a script which uses the exec function returns:

• Cannot find the full path for file <PATH\filename>, or
• 1: 'PATH\filename' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

SAP Data Services 4.2 and higher

BODS, Job script, Exec, Error, Command not recognized, .bat file, filename, SAP Data Services. , KBA , EIM-DS-EXE , Job Execution , Problem