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[Toitjie]

or

stars = "*****"
for k = 1 to 5 do
tempstring = left( stars, len( stars )-1)
print tempstring
stars = tempstring
loop

now this is done with to for loops... i got it to work, pretty easy actually

 

[Toitjie]

and for those who would like to know here is the solution

For K = 8 To 1 Step -1

For J = 1 To K​

ast = ""
ast += "*"​

Next​

ListBox1.Items.Add(ast)​

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