Open other Project is not working

Guys, I have a problem with Open other Project ..heres is the situation.
I have 2 .exe file.
1. start
2. main
inside the start, I have this button which execute Open other project which is the Main. whenever I clicked it, a URL appear with main.html in the address bar.
What could be the problem?
I have done this a couple of months..it was working then..but now huhuhu.
Thanks

Oh no! this thing only works in AST2.. When I use AST3 it open a URL. OH NOOO!!! i have AST3 clock inside the MAIN. what should I do?

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