Index: mitk/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/src/QmitkFileOpenAction.cpp
===================================================================
--- mitk/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/src/QmitkFileOpenAction.cpp	(revision 19842)
+++ mitk/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/src/QmitkFileOpenAction.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -39,24 +39,28 @@
   this->connect(this, SIGNAL(triggered(bool)), this, SLOT(Run()));
 }
 
+QString QmitkFileOpenAction::m_LastPath = "/"; 
+
 void QmitkFileOpenAction::Run()
 {
   //QFileDialog dialog(static_cast<QWidget*>(m_Window->GetShell()->GetControl()));
   //dialog.setFileMode(QFileDialog::ExistingFiles);
   //QStringList filters;
-  //filters << "Images (*.pic *.pic.gz *.vti *.dcm *.nhdr *.nrrd *.mhd)" 
+  //filters << "Images (*.pic *.pic.gz *.vti *.dcm *.nhdr *.nrrd *.mhd)"
   //  << "Surfaces (*.stl *.vtk *.vtp)"
   //  << "MITK Pointset (*.mps)"
   //  << "All Files (*.*)";
   //dialog.setFilters(filters);
-  QStringList fileNames = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(NULL,"Open","/",mitk::CoreObjectFactory::GetInstance()->GetFileExtensions());
+  QStringList fileNames = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(NULL,"Open",m_LastPath,mitk::CoreObjectFactory::GetInstance()->GetFileExtensions());
 
   //if (dialog.exec())
   //  fileNames = dialog.selectedFiles();
 
-  if (fileNames.empty()) 
+  if (fileNames.empty())
     return;
 
+  m_LastPath = this->GetPath(fileNames.at(0));
+  
   mitk::DataStorageEditorInput::Pointer editorInput;
   mitk::DataStorage::Pointer dataStorage;
   QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::Pointer multiWidgetEditor;
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@
         mitk::DataTreeNode::Pointer node;
         node = nodeReader->GetOutput(i);
         if ( node->GetData() != NULL )
-        {  
+        {
           dataStorage->Add(node);
           dsmodified = true;
         }
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@
 
     }
   }
-  
+
   if (multiWidgetEditor.IsNull())
   {
     cherry::IEditorPart::Pointer editor = m_Window->GetActivePage()->OpenEditor(editorInput, QmitkStdMultiWidgetEditor::EDITOR_ID);
@@ -136,5 +140,13 @@
     mitk::RenderingManager::GetInstance()->RequestUpdateAll();
   }
 
- 
+
 }
+
+QString QmitkFileOpenAction::GetPath(QString FileWithPath)
+  {
+    std::string returnValue = "";
+    std::string FileWithPathStd = FileWithPath.toStdString();
+    returnValue = FileWithPathStd.substr( 0, FileWithPathStd.rfind("/")+1 );
+    return QString(returnValue.c_str());
+  }
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Index: mitk/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/src/QmitkFileOpenAction.h
===================================================================
--- mitk/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/src/QmitkFileOpenAction.h	(revision 19842)
+++ mitk/CoreUI/Bundles/org.mitk.gui.qt.common/src/QmitkFileOpenAction.h	(working copy)
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-
   QmitkFileOpenAction(cherry::IWorkbenchWindow::Pointer window);
 
 protected slots:
@@ -44,8 +43,19 @@
   void Run();
 
 private:
-
   cherry::IWorkbenchWindow::Pointer m_Window;
+  
+  /**
+   * @brief stores the last path of last opened file
+   */
+  static QString m_LastPath; 
+  
+  /**
+   * @brief Extracts the path out of a complete filename (means file + path).
+   *        If you put in C:/temp/test.jpg for example, the method returns
+   *        C:/temp/
+   */
+  QString GetPath(QString FileWithPath);
 };