Print'a'Box using Astrix

[n00b_e]

Hello all. I am wondering how to make a program that asks the user for 2 inputs, then on the screen, prints out input1 * input2 as a rectangle usingastrix's......i am stuck on which loop to use, and how to use it....
Thanx in advance

[wizardlife]

So have you attempted this computer science assignment yourself yet? Can you input the numbers? Do you know how to use the STRING$ command? Can you use a FOR loop? Has your teacher discussed it in class at all?

[n00b_e]

Yes, i have attempted it, but i got stuck at what to do after the for...next loop....even still.....how to use the for...next loop in this problem....no, the string command i don't know, and he didn't teach it.

[Agamemnus]

THere IS NO STRING$ COMMAND! It's STR$! Anyways,

There is no way that it is possible for one to get a matrix from two numbers.

Do you mean you want, say, 6 and 7, and then 1 through 6 * 1 through 7?

[wizardlife]

THere IS NO STRING$ COMMAND! It's STR$! Anyways,

There is no way that it is possible for one to get a matrix from two numbers.

Do you mean you want, say, 6 and 7, and then 1 through 6 * 1 through 7?

Yes there is a STRING$ command. Look it up: http://www.qbasicnews.com/qboho/qckstring$.shtml

All he needs to do is make a box out of stars that has a height and widths inputtable from the user.

[Agamemnus]

oh...yeah..... that one. oh... oh..... ok..... i'll just slap myself on the head.

Code:

INPUT "What width and height do you want? ", A%, B%
FOR I% = 1 to A%
FOR J% = 1 to B%
PRINT "*"; 'If you don't have the ;, QBASIC will automatically add a carriage return (skip to the next line)
NEXT J%
PRINT
NEXT I%

or with string$ um I guess:

Code:

INPUT "What width and height do you want? ", A%, B%
FOR I% = 1 to A%
PRINT STRING$(B%, "*")
NEXT I%

Well I really ruined this guy's future career in CS by giving him the answer, didn't I?

EDIT: made length width and added a chr$(32).

[wizardlife]

Well I really ruined this guy's future career in CS by giving him the answer, didn't I?

Yes, yes you did.

[Glenn]

for however important that point is. It's called a "column matrix" or "row matrix" (also called a "vector").