diff --git a/Lib/scilab/matrix.i b/Lib/scilab/matrix.i
index d36240cd1..0be93fa50 100644
--- a/Lib/scilab/matrix.i
+++ b/Lib/scilab/matrix.i
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 
 %include <scimatrixdouble.swg>
 %include <scimatrixint.swg>
-
+%include <scimatrixchar.swg>
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/scilab/scichar.swg b/Lib/scilab/scichar.swg
index 4b84c21fd..ec93d4783 100644
--- a/Lib/scilab/scichar.swg
+++ b/Lib/scilab/scichar.swg
@@ -175,3 +175,77 @@ SwigScilabStringFromCharPtr(void *_pvApiCtx, int _iVarOut, const char *_pchValue
   return Rhs + _iVarOut;
 }
 }
+
+/*
+ * CHAR * ARRAY
+*/
+%fragment("SwigScilabStringToCharPtrArrayAndSize", "header") {
+SWIGINTERN int
+SwigScilabStringToCharPtrArrayAndSize(void *_pvApiCtx, int _iVar, char ***_charPtrArray, int* _charPtrArraySize, char *_fname) {
+  SciErr sciErr;
+  int i = 0;
+  int *piAddrVar = NULL;
+  int iRows = 0;
+  int iCols = 0;
+  int* piLength = NULL;
+
+  if ((_charPtrArray == NULL) || (_charPtrArraySize == NULL)) {
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  sciErr = getVarAddressFromPosition(_pvApiCtx, _iVar, &piAddrVar);
+  if (sciErr.iErr) {
+    printError(&sciErr, 0);
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  sciErr = getMatrixOfString(_pvApiCtx, piAddrVar, &iRows, &iCols, NULL, NULL);
+  if (sciErr.iErr) {
+    printError(&sciErr, 0);
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  piLength = (int*) malloc(iRows * iCols * sizeof(int));
+
+  sciErr = getMatrixOfString(_pvApiCtx, piAddrVar, &iRows, &iCols, piLength, NULL);
+  if (sciErr.iErr) {
+    printError(&sciErr, 0);
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  *_charPtrArray = (char**) malloc(iRows * iCols * sizeof(char*));
+  for(i = 0 ; i < iRows * iCols ; i++)
+  {
+    (*_charPtrArray)[i] = (char*) malloc(sizeof(char) * (piLength[i] + 1));
+  }
+
+  sciErr = getMatrixOfString(_pvApiCtx, piAddrVar, &iRows, &iCols, piLength, *_charPtrArray);
+  if (sciErr.iErr) {
+    printError(&sciErr, 0);
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+  *_charPtrArraySize = iRows * iCols;
+
+  free(piLength);
+
+  return SWIG_OK;
+}
+}
+%fragment("SwigScilabStringFromCharPtrArray", "header") {
+SWIGINTERN int
+SwigScilabStringFromCharPtrArray(void *_pvApiCtx, int _iVarOut, char **_charPtrArray, int _charPtrArraySize) {
+  SciErr sciErr;
+
+  if (_charPtrArray == NULL) {
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  sciErr = createMatrixOfString(_pvApiCtx, nbInputArgument(pvApiCtx) + _iVarOut, _charPtrArraySize, 1, _charPtrArray);
+  if (sciErr.iErr) {
+    printError(&sciErr, 0);
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  return nbInputArgument(pvApiCtx) + _iVarOut;
+}
+}
diff --git a/Lib/scilab/scimatrixchar.swg b/Lib/scilab/scimatrixchar.swg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0619270fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/scilab/scimatrixchar.swg
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * C-type: char*
+ * Scilab type: string matrix
+ */
+
+%include <scichar.swg>
+
+// in (char** vectorIn, int vectorInSize)
+
+%typemap(in, fragment="SwigScilabStringToCharPtrArrayAndSize") (char** vectorIn, int vectorInSize)
+{
+  if (SwigScilabStringToCharPtrArrayAndSize(pvApiCtx, $input, &$1, &$2, fname) == SWIG_ERROR)
+  {
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+}
+
+// out (char*** vectorOut, int* vectorOutSize)
+
+%typemap(in, numinputs=0) (char*** vectorOut, int* vectorOutSize)
+{
+}
+
+%typemap(arginit) (char*** vectorOut, int* vectorOutSize)
+{
+  $1 = (char***) malloc(sizeof(char**));
+  $2 = (int*) malloc(sizeof(int));
+}
+
+%typemap(freearg) (char*** vectorOut, int* vectorOutSize)
+{
+  free(*(*$1));
+  free(*$1);
+  free($1);
+  free($2);
+}
+
+%typemap(argout, fragment="SwigScilabStringFromCharPtrArray") (char*** vectorOut, int* vectorOutSize)
+{
+  if (SwigScilabStringFromCharPtrArray(pvApiCtx, SWIG_Scilab_GetOutputPosition(), *$1, *$2) != SWIG_ERROR)
+  {
+    AssignOutputVariable(pvApiCtx, outputPosition) = nbInputArgument(pvApiCtx) + SWIG_Scilab_GetOutputPosition();
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+}
+
+// in (int vectorInSize, char** vectorIn)
+
+%typemap(in, fragment="SwigScilabStringToCharPtrArrayAndSize") (int vectorInSize, char** vectorIn)
+{
+  if (SwigScilabStringToCharPtrArrayAndSize(pvApiCtx, $input, &$2, &$1, fname) == SWIG_ERROR)
+  {
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+}
+
+// out (int* vectorOutSize, char*** vectorOut)
+
+%typemap(in, numinputs=0) (int* vectorOutSize, char*** vectorOut)
+{
+}
+
+%typemap(arginit) (int* vectorOutSize, char*** vectorOut)
+{
+  $1 = (int*) malloc(sizeof(int));
+  $2 = (char***) malloc(sizeof(char**));
+}
+
+%typemap(argout, fragment="SwigScilabStringFromCharPtrArray") (int* vectorOutSize, char*** vectorOut)
+{
+  if (SwigScilabStringFromCharPtrArray(pvApiCtx, SWIG_Scilab_GetOutputPosition(), *$2, *$1) != SWIG_ERROR)
+  {
+    AssignOutputVariable(pvApiCtx, outputPosition) = nbInputArgument(pvApiCtx) + SWIG_Scilab_GetOutputPosition();
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    return SWIG_ERROR;
+  }
+}
+
+%typemap(freearg) (int* vectorOutSize, char*** vectorOut)
+{
+  free($1);
+  free(*(*$2));
+  free(*$2);
+  free($2);
+}
+