reading text file with invalid data

[jespeirer]

I am reading a text file and putting the characters(ASCII) into a character array. These are name and address files. When a record contains 1/2 in the address (ex 503 1/2 Main Street) it is represented by 1 character when I view the file but when I read it into my character array, the character is just dropped. What do I need to do? P.S. I am using C#

 

[Iceplug]

What do I need to do?

You need to change the encoding on your StreamReader.
You should be able to do this in the constructor for the StreamReader.