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How to read the dirlisting into a array and store in grid.

I have an folder FileRepo: It contains files of the format.
AAAAK5389F1_FORM16A_2010-11_Q1.pdf
AAAAK5389F1_FORM16A_2010-11_Q2.pdf
AAAAK5389F1_FORM16A_2010-11_Q3.pdf
AAAAK5389F1_FORM16A_2010-11_Q4.pdf
AAAAK5389F2_FORM16A_2010-11_Q1.pdf
AAAAK5389F2_FORM16A_2010-11_Q2.pdf
AAAAK5389F2_FORM16A_2010-11_Q3.pdf
AAAAK5389F2_FORM16A_2010-11_Q4.pdf

The user enters the token no. which is common for file.ex. AAAAK5389F1
I want when the user enters this token no. in txttoken
The gridview should be filled with all files containing this token no. i.e
AAAAK5389F1_FORM16A_2010-11_Q1.pdf
AAAAK5389F1_FORM16A_2010-11_Q2.pdf
AAAAK5389F1_FORM16A_2010-11_Q3.pdf
AAAAK5389F1_FORM16A_2010-11_Q4.pdf

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Files is the folder where all files are kept.
Its giving System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path 'D:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\Files'.

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var dt = new DataTable();
dt.Columns.Add("Name", typeof(string));

Directory.GetFiles("Files",TextBox1.Text.Trim()+"*.pdf")
.ToList()
.ForEach(s =>
{
var dr = dt.NewRow();
dr.SetField<string>("Name", s.Substring(s.LastIndexOf('\\') + 1));

dt.Rows.Add(dr);
});

if (dt.Rows.Count > 0)
{
GridView1.DataSource = dt;
GridView1.DataBind();
}

}

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