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- From: Mark Nelson <markn@airmail.net>
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- Subject: Re: Need Help With HuffMan Algoritm There R Lines in this message
- Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 10:24:12 -0600
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- Troy DesBarres wrote:
- >
- > I am supposed to write a C program that uses the
- > Huffman algorithm to decompress a compressed file
- >
- > If anyone has ever used the algorithm could they please
- > let me know how to use it or even what it is.
- >
- > Thanks
- > troyd@wchat.com
-
-
- Hi Troy,
-
- You might want to look at my book, "The Data Compression Book". I
- have a couple of chapters discussing the various different types of
- Huffman coding, along with lots of sample code.
-
- If you don't have the time or money, the comp.compression FAQ has
- some brief descriptions of Huffman coding. You can find a copy of
- it via ftp at rtfm.mit.edu.
-
- Finally, I had an article on using the STL to create Huffman codes
- in the 1/96 DDJ. It doesn't go into too much detail about the
- codes themselves, but it might help. You can get a copy of that
- online by following the "Magazine Articles" links from my home page.
-
- Mark Nelson
- http://web2.airmail.net/markn
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