Huffman compression exit routine

IBM® supplies a sample edit routine that compresses data using the Huffman algorithm.

Before using any data compression routine, understand its limitations and consider tailoring it to your particular table. For the restrictions and concerns that apply to the IBM sample, see the comments provided with the code. The routine is called DSN8HUFF and resides in library prefix.SDSNSAMP. IBM supplies a sample edit routine that compresses data using the Huffman algorithm.