d = [ 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ] str_e = ""; for i=1:1:length( d ) if i == 1 str_e = sprintf('{%0.9f',d(i)); elseif i == length( d ) str_e = sprintf('%s,%0.9f};',str_e,d(i)); else str_e = sprintf('%s,%0.9f',str_e,d(i)); end %str_e = sprintf('%s,%0.5f',str_e,d(i)); end str_e