How do I create a loop using x86 assembly to print rows of stars from inputted values?

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Visual-Studio

x86

assembler

I have managed to print a row of stars but when I try to print another row from a new value, it creates an infinite loop. It stops at 0. I want to use x86 assembly and I am using visual studio.

example
input:
1
5
8
0

output:
*
*****
********

What I have tried:

#include "stdafx.h"
#include <stdlib.h>

void printChar(char c);
void printStr(char *strAddr);
void printInt(int someInt);

int numItems; //item number
int *items; // Pointer to the items
int anItem; //will correspond to number of asterisks seen

int wmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
items = (int *)malloc(1000);

numItems = 0;
do
{
printf("Enter item %d (0 means end of data): ", numItems + 1);
scanf("%d", &anItem);
items[numItems] = anItem;
numItems++;

} while (anItem != 0); //for data to be input and read

_asm
{

call printNewLine

mov esi, [items] //esi points to start of 'numItems' ('items' points to address of 'numItems')

mainLoop: mov eax, [esi] //eax has memory address of 'numItems'
mov [anItem], eax //memory address of 'anItem' has the memory address of 'numItems'

mov eax, 0
starLoop: push eax //eax first in stack
mov al, '*'
push al
call printChar //Prints a single *

pop eax //eax out of stack

inc eax //eax increases by 1
cmp eax, [anItem] //value of eax compared to 'anItem'
jne starLoop //if eax doesn't equal value of 'anItem', starLoop starts again


jmp finish

printNewLine:
push '\r' // Two lines to print a character.
call printChar

push '\n' // Two lines to print another character.
call printChar

ret // And back to <wherever we came from>

finish : // Do nothing
}


printf("press enter to quit\n");
char dummy[10]; //Just in case several keys in buffer
scanf("%c", dummy); //pause.
scanf("%c", dummy); //pause again.
}

void printChar(char c)
{
printf("%c", c); //%c means as a char

}
void printStr(char *strAddr)
{
printf("%s", strAddr);
}
void printInt(int someInt)
{
printf("%d", someInt);
}