need help. please

please help me with these visual basic 6.0 program. 1. how to show an incrementing asterisk in visual basic 6.0 ex. * ** *** **** ***** 2. how to show an incrementing and decrementing asterisk in visual basic 6.0 ex. * ** *** ** * i just a freshman student and i haven't solve yet these 2 programs. please help me..

todo: drag and drop a 2 Commands buttons on a form and paste this codes .. for more info: www.emondsoft.qapacity.com 09212279363 ======codes=============== Private Sub Command1_Click() Dim i, j As Integer Cls Print: Print: Print For i = 1 To 10 'loop for a row For j = 1 To i 'loop foa column Print Spc(2); "*"; Next j Print Next i ' spaces between asterisk End Sub Private Sub Command2_Click() Dim i, j As Integer Cls Print: Print: Print For i = 10 To 1 Step -1 For j = 1 To i Print Spc(2); "*"; Next j Print Next i End Sub

i am now about to deploy my project, can eni1 help on how to program my access database in such a way that i dont have to include or hardcode my database path...... thanks in advance