Unable to set System properties using java.util.Properties.load()

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   /**
     * wrapper for {@link java.util.Properties} load
     */
    public synchronized void load() {
        try {
            System.out.println("filePath = " + filePath);
            String[] javaClassPathArray =
System.getProperty(filePath).split(separator);
            String myFileName;
            for (int i = 0; i < javaClassPathArray.length; i++) {
                myFileName = javaClassPathArray[i] + File.separator +
                        className + "globals.properties";
                if (FileFunctionality.isFile(myFileName)) {
                    System.out.println("myFileName = " + myFileName);
                    // USE PARENT Properties load() METHOD
                    load(new FileInputStream(myFileName)); // NOT
OVERWRITTEN HERE
                    System.setProperties(this);
                    break;
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } // DO NOTHING JUST WON'T LOAD ANYTHING
    }
[/code]

Based on tutorials I've read setting new System properties from
a .properties file (see http://www.exampledepot.com/egs/java.util/Props.html
), I am still unable to set new System properties using
a .properties. I can confirm using
System.getProperties().list(System.out) that no such properties exist
in spite of my setting them via this methodology that I learned.

So since this appears to be wrong, what really is the right way to set
System properties using a .properties file?

Thanx
Phil