which is faster (a repeat structure question)

[Shao Sean]

file size: 1.61KB
test1: 46
test2: 2
test3: 46

file size: 978KB
test1: 47102
test2: 7444
test3: 46913


test3 is the other method i mentioned.. perhaps it's not the repeat that's
slowing it down, but the actually replacing?  for now it looks like i'll
switch my code back to the slightly faster method 2..

all my tests were done through a windows compiled app (p3 800)