This should work:

print "Enter width\n";
chop($ans = <>);
print "Enter height\n";
chop($ans2 = <>);

for ($j=0;$j < $ans2;$j++)
{
print "*"x$ans."\n";
}
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One thing you had was height and width reversed, it doesn't really matter, but... Anyway this program vertically prints the stars, try it out & tell me what ya think.

-Emmitt