diff --git a/ng/menustat.tcl b/ng/menustat.tcl
index 93c646a8..e56b288f 100644
--- a/ng/menustat.tcl
+++ b/ng/menustat.tcl
@@ -788,8 +788,20 @@ menu .ngmenu.special
 menu .ngmenu.special.colbndcond 
  .ngmenu.special.colbndcond add command -label "Automatic Assignment" \
     -command { Ng_AutoColourBcProps auto; redraw }
+	
+ .ngmenu.special.colbndcond add separator	
+
+ set ocffile [file join ${ngdir} netgen.ocf];
+ 
+ .ngmenu.special.colbndcond add command -label "Select Colour Profile file" \
+    -command {
+	set types { {"Colour Profile file"   {.ocf}   } }
+	set ocffile [tk_getOpenFile -filetypes $types]
+	if {$ocffile == ""} {
+	    set ocffile [file join ${ngdir} netgen.ocf]; }
+	} 
  .ngmenu.special.colbndcond add command -label "Profile based Assignment" \
-	-command { Ng_AutoColourBcProps profile netgen.ocf; redraw }
+	-command { Ng_AutoColourBcProps profile ${ocffile}; redraw }
 
 
 # menu .mbar.stl.menu
diff --git a/ng/variables.tcl b/ng/variables.tcl
index 432b4508..3148fbfb 100644
--- a/ng/variables.tcl
+++ b/ng/variables.tcl
@@ -663,8 +663,10 @@ proc loadinifile { } {
 	set datei [open $inifilename r]
 	while { [gets $datei line] >= 0 } {
 	    if {[lindex $line 0] == "recentfile"} {
-		set filename [lindex $line 1]
-		AddRecentFile $filename
+		    set filename [lindex $line 1]
+		    if { [file exists $filename] == 1 } {
+		        AddRecentFile $filename
+		    }	
 	    }
 	}
 	close $datei
@@ -677,8 +679,10 @@ proc loadmeshinifile { } {
 	set datei [open ngmesh.ini r]
 	while { [gets $datei line] >= 0 } {
 	    if {[lindex $line 0] == "recentfile"} {
-		set filename [lindex $line 1]
-		AddRecentMeshFile $filename
+		    set filename [lindex $line 1]
+			if { [file exists $filename] == 1 } {
+		        AddRecentMeshFile $filename
+			}	
 	    }
 	}
 	close $datei