code: public static Map<String, Object> convertTextToDataMap(String text) throws IOException{
  		Map<String, Object> dataMap = null; 
  		Properties p = new Properties();
  		p.load(new StringReader(text));
  			
  		dataMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
  		for (Entry<Object, Object> entry: p.entrySet()){
  			dataMap.put((String)entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
  		}
  		return dataMap;
  	}
docs: Convert a text in properties file format to DataMap that can be used by Quartz
  @param text	the text in properties file format
  @return a Map that can be used as JobDataMap by Quartz
  @throws IOException if the text is not in proper properties file format