How to convert 10x10 matrix to X, Y, Z txt file

This 10x10 matrix is an array of several Z values (i.e. element 1x1 is z=5, element 3x6 is z=2, etc.). How can I output this matrix data to a text file that reads:

• 1 1 5
• 1 2 3
• 1 3 11
• ...
• 10 9 6
• 10 10 3

I am relatively new to MATLAB, so please excuse the naivety of this question.

Many thanks.

[Wayne King]

Can you please clarify what you mean by element 1x1 is z=5, element 3x6 is z=2, . You have a 10x10 matrix in MATLAB, do you simply want to write this 10x10 matrix to a text file as is? Or do you want to reformat it when you write it. Please show an example of a 10x10 matrix and how you want it to appear in the text file.

[Joseph]

Sorry for the lack of clarity.

Let's say I have a 5x5 matrix as follows:

[1 2 3 4 5; 1 2 3 4 5; 1 2 3 4 5; 1 2 3 4 5; 1 2 3 4 5],

where each matrix element represents some arbitrary Z value.

I would like to output the array to the following format:

[1 1 1; 1 2 2; 1 3 3; 1 4 4; 1 5 5; 2 1 1; 2 2 2; 2 3 3; ... 5 5 5]

What function should I use to accomplish this? I tried using dlmwrite, as Mr. Azzi Abdelmalek suggested, but am still having some trouble.

Again, please excuse my naivety, as I am still learning the basics of MATLAB.

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

What kind of trouble?

Answer 1

[Azzi Abdelmalek]

If A is your matrix

A=[1 1 1; 1 2 2; 1 3 3; 1 4 4; 1 5 5; 2 1 1; 2 2 2; 2 3 3;5 5 5]
dlmwrite('file_name.txt',A,'delimiter','\t')

%or

A=[1 1 1; 1 2 2; 1 3 3; 1 4 4; 1 5 5; 2 1 1; 2 2 2; 2 3 3;5 5 5]
dlmwrite('file_name.txt',A,'delimiter','\t','newline','pc')