diff --git a/src/templates_front/templator_front.org b/src/templates_front/templator_front.org
index 1e8d291..ab2066f 100644
--- a/src/templates_front/templator_front.org
+++ b/src/templates_front/templator_front.org
@@ -1055,8 +1055,8 @@ end interface
 
    This section concerns API calls related to datasets.
 
-   | Function name                          | Description                         | Precision |
-   |----------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-----------|
+   | Function name                  | Description                         | Precision |
+   |--------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-----------|
    | ~trexio_has_$group_dset$~      | Check if a dataset exists in a file | ---       |
    | ~trexio_read_$group_dset$~     | Read  a dataset                     | Double    |
    | ~trexio_write_$group_dset$~    | Write a dataset                     | Double    |
@@ -1402,6 +1402,170 @@ interface
 end interface
      #+end_src
 
+** Templates for front end has/read/write a dataset of strings
+
+   This section concerns API calls related to datasets of strings.
+
+   | Function name                   | Description                         |
+   |---------------------------------+-------------------------------------|
+   | ~trexio_has_$group_dset_str$~   | Check if a dataset exists in a file |
+   | ~trexio_read_$group_dset_str$~  | Read  a dataset                     |
+   | ~trexio_write_$group_dset_str$~ | Write a dataset                     |
+
+*** C templates for front end
+
+   First parameter is the ~TREXIO~ file handle. Second parameter is the variable to be written/read
+   to/from the ~TREXIO~ file (except for ~trexio_has_~ functions).
+
+
+     #+begin_src c :tangle hrw_dset_str_front.h :exports none
+trexio_exit_code trexio_has_$group_dset$(trexio_t* const file);
+trexio_exit_code trexio_read_$group_dset$(trexio_t* const file, $group_dset_dtype$* const dset);
+trexio_exit_code trexio_write_$group_dset$(trexio_t* const file, const $group_dset_dtype$* dset);
+     #+end_src
+
+     #+begin_src c :tangle read_dset_str_front.c
+trexio_exit_code
+trexio_read_$group_dset$ (trexio_t* const file, $group_dset_dtype$* const dset)
+{
+
+  if (file  == NULL) return TREXIO_INVALID_ARG_1;
+  if (dset == NULL) return TREXIO_INVALID_ARG_2;
+
+  trexio_exit_code rc;
+  int64_t $group_dset_dim$ = 0;
+
+  /* Error handling for this call is added by the generator */
+  rc = trexio_read_$group_dset_dim$_64(file, &($group_dset_dim$));
+
+  if ($group_dset_dim$ == 0L) return TREXIO_INVALID_NUM;
+
+  uint32_t rank = $group_dset_rank$;
+  uint64_t dims[$group_dset_rank$] = {$group_dset_dim_list$};
+
+  assert(file->back_end < TREXIO_INVALID_BACK_END);
+
+  switch (file->back_end) {
+
+  case TREXIO_TEXT:
+    return trexio_text_read_$group_dset$(file, dset, rank, dims);
+    break;
+
+  case TREXIO_HDF5:
+    return trexio_hdf5_read_$group_dset$(file, dset, rank, dims);
+    break;
+/*
+  case TREXIO_JSON:
+    return trexio_json_read_$group_dset$(file, dset, rank, dims);
+    break;
+,*/
+  }
+  return TREXIO_FAILURE;
+}
+     #+end_src
+
+     #+begin_src c :tangle write_dset_str_front.c
+trexio_exit_code
+trexio_write_$group_dset$ (trexio_t* const file, const $group_dset_dtype$* dset)
+{
+
+  if (file  == NULL) return TREXIO_INVALID_ARG_1;
+  if (dset == NULL) return TREXIO_INVALID_ARG_2;
+
+  trexio_exit_code rc;
+  int64_t $group_dset_dim$ = 0;
+
+  /* Error handling for this call is added by the generator */
+  rc = trexio_read_$group_dset_dim$_64(file, &($group_dset_dim$));
+
+  if ($group_dset_dim$ == 0L) return TREXIO_INVALID_NUM;
+
+  uint32_t rank = $group_dset_rank$;
+  uint64_t dims[$group_dset_rank$] = {$group_dset_dim_list$};
+
+  assert(file->back_end < TREXIO_INVALID_BACK_END);
+
+  switch (file->back_end) {
+
+  case TREXIO_TEXT:
+    return trexio_text_write_$group_dset$(file, dset, rank, dims);
+    break;
+
+  case TREXIO_HDF5:
+    return trexio_hdf5_write_$group_dset$(file, dset, rank, dims);
+    break;
+/*
+  case TREXIO_JSON:
+    return trexio_json_write_$group_dset$(file, dset, rank, dims);
+    break;
+,*/
+  }
+  return TREXIO_FAILURE;
+}
+     #+end_src
+
+     #+begin_src c :tangle has_dset_str_front.c
+trexio_exit_code
+trexio_has_$group_dset$ (trexio_t* const file)
+{
+
+  if (file  == NULL) return TREXIO_INVALID_ARG_1;
+
+  assert(file->back_end < TREXIO_INVALID_BACK_END);
+
+  switch (file->back_end) {
+
+  case TREXIO_TEXT:
+    return trexio_text_has_$group_dset$(file);
+    break;
+
+  case TREXIO_HDF5:
+    return trexio_hdf5_has_$group_dset$(file);
+    break;
+/*
+  case TREXIO_JSON:
+    return trexio_json_has_$group_dset$(file);
+    break;
+,*/
+  }
+  return TREXIO_FAILURE;
+}
+     #+end_src
+
+*** Fortran templates for front end
+
+    The ~Fortran~ templates that provide an access to the ~C~ API calls from ~Fortran~.
+    These templates are based on the use of ~iso_c_binding~. Pointers have to be passed by value.
+
+     #+begin_src f90 :tangle write_dset_str_front_fortran.f90
+interface
+   integer function trexio_write_$group_dset$ (trex_file, dset) bind(C)
+     use, intrinsic :: iso_c_binding
+     integer(8), intent(in), value :: trex_file
+     $group_dset_f_dtype$, intent(in) :: dset$group_dset_f_dims$
+   end function trexio_write_$group_dset$
+end interface
+     #+end_src
+
+     #+begin_src f90 :tangle read_dset_str_front_fortran.f90
+interface
+   integer function trexio_read_$group_dset$ (trex_file, dset) bind(C)
+     use, intrinsic :: iso_c_binding
+     integer(8), intent(in), value :: trex_file
+     $group_dset_f_dtype$, intent(out) :: dset$group_dset_f_dims$
+   end function trexio_read_$group_dset$
+end interface
+     #+end_src
+
+     #+begin_src f90 :tangle has_dset_str_front_fortran.f90
+interface
+   integer function trexio_has_$group_dset$ (trex_file) bind(C)
+     use, intrinsic :: iso_c_binding
+     integer(8), intent(in), value :: trex_file
+   end function trexio_has_$group_dset$
+end interface
+     #+end_src
+
 * Fortran helper/wrapper functions
 
   The function below adapts the original C-based ~trexio_open~ for Fortran.