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title: "system.util.getProperty"
description: "(The first sentence of the page's description)"
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# system.util.getProperty

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This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
Retrieves the value of a named system property. Some of the available properties are:
- file.separator. The system file separator character. (for example, "/" (unix) or "\" (windows))
- line.separator. The system line separator string. (for example, "\r\n" (carriage return, newline))
- os.arch. Operating system architecture. (for example, "x86")
- os.name. Operating system name. (for example, "Windows XP")
- os.version. Operating system version. (for example, "5.1")
- user.home. User's home directory.
- user.name. User's account name.

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](projects\project-properties\project-properties.md#client---permissions) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.util.getProperty(propertyName)`

### Parameters

|Type|Parameter|Description|
|--|--|--|
|String| `propertyName` | The name of the system property to get.|
### Returns
**String** - The value for the named property.
### Scope
All

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This script would store the contents of the Text Area component in the users home directory.
homeDir = system.util.getProperty("user.home")
sep = system.util.getProperty("file.separator")
path = "%s%smyfile.txt" %(homeDir, sep)
system.file.writeFile(path, event.source.parent.getComponent("Text Area").text) 
```