declare @I int
declare @J int
declare @rowmax int
declare @colmax int
set @rowmax = 5
set @colmax = 5
select @i = @rowmax,@j = @colmax
declare @s varchar(100)
while @i>0
begin
set @s = ''
while @j>0
begin
set @s = @s +
case when (@j = 1 or @j = @colmax) or (@i = 1 or @i = @rowmax) then '*' else ' ' end
set @j = @j -1
end
set @i = @i -1
set @j = 5
print @s
set @s = ''
end