End of File occurs when reading char 0x1A - c

Question

I am trying to read a file with around 1000 characters in it. The file reading terminates when an 0x1A character is encountered. I want that:
0x1A should not terminate the reading.
0x1A should be stored like a normal character.
Can I use an alternate method of reading the file, maybe?
int main(void)
{
int x=0,ch = ' ', file_name[25], arr[1000];
FILE *fp;
printf("Enter the name of file you wish to see\n");
gets(file_name);
fp = fopen(file_name, "r"); // read mode
if (fp == NULL)
{
perror("Error while opening the file.\n");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
printf("The contents of %s file are :\n", file_name); getchar();
int y= 0;
while ((ch = fgetc(fp)) != EOF)
{
printf("%d) %x \n",y, ch);
arr[y++] = ch;
printf(" %x \n", arr[(y- 1)]);
}
printf("Press to see the data off array..."); getchar();
for (int x = 0; x < y; x++)
{
printf("%d ", (x + 1));
printf(". %x \n", arr[x]);
}
getchar();
fclose(fp);
return(0);
}

Answer 1

You opened the file as txt mode,
fp = fopen(file_name, "r"); // txt mode
Please try binary mode to read 0x1A,like
fp = fopen(file_name, "rb"); // binary mode

Answer 2

Instead of fgetc() you can use fgets .
while ((ch = fgetc(fp)) != EOF)
{
printf("%d) %x \n",y, ch);
payload[y++] = ch;
printf(" %x \n", arr[(y- 1)]);
}
you can simply write this using fgets()-
#define MAX 1024
//open file in "r" mode
char arr[MAX];
while(fgets(arr,MAX,fp))
{
printf("%s",arr);
}
Content in you file is stored in array arr.
While using fgets you don't have to worry about EOF as fgets itself return as it encounters EOF.