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PRB: System.getProperty("user.home") Returns Incorrectly

Article ID: 177181

Article Last Modified on 6/14/2006

Microsoft Java Virtual Machine
Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 2.02
Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 3.0
Microsoft Software Development Kit for Java 3.1

This article was previously published under Q177181

SYMPTOMS

When calling System.getProperty("user.home") the Java Virtual Machine (VM) ignores the HOME environment variable value. It always returns "<windir>\java" whether or not you set the HOME environment variable.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

Create a java project and include the following class to it:

class TestProperty
{

   public static void main(String args[])
   {
      System.out.println(System.getProperty("user.home"));
   }

}

This always returns <windir>\java (where <windir> is the location of your Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT installation), no matter which directory you set the HOME environment variable to.

REFERENCES

For support information about Visual J++ and the SDK for Java, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/java

Additional query words: System properties home

Keywords: kbprb KB177181