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/* function startProcess - START EXTERNAL PROGRAM */
//new file object factory
const FileFactory = new Components.Constructor("@mozilla.org/file/local;1","nsILocalFile","initWithPath");

function startProcess(str_LocalProgram, arguments){
        //program to start
        str_LocalProgram = (str_LocalProgram == null)?"/usr/X11R6/bin/xterm":str_LocalProgram;
        //try to create file object
        try {
                var obj_Program = new FileFactory(str_LocalProgram);
        } catch (e) { alert(e) }

        //try to create process
        try {
                var obj_Process = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/process/util;1"].createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIProcess);
        } catch (e) { alert(e); }
        //setup process
        obj_Process.init(obj_Program);
        //start process
        obj_Process.run(false, arguments, ((arguments != null)?arguments.length:0), {});
    return obj_Program;
}