AS3: Why wont my jump-to-frame code work?

Question

I have an input text field that asks the user for the frame of a particular scene to go to. When he inputs a number and clicks a button, I have the following code executing.
jumpframe_txt.text = String(""); // clear field
currentframe_txt.text = String(jumpframe_txt); // display new frame #
var jumpframe:Object = Object(jumpframe_txt); // convert to object
gotoAndStop(jumpframe, "Section1"); // go to frame
I get the error: Error #2109: Frame label [object TextField] not found in scene Section1.
I tried converting it to a number instead of an object but it didn't work. What's wrong here?

Answer 1

Line 1 - Why do you clear the textfield before you use its text?
Line 2 - You are trying to assign a TextField object to a String value
Line 3 = why?
Line 4 - You just created a TextField object in line 3 and now are trying to use it as a Frame label (text)?
While it's not clear what all those lines are trying to accomplish, what might work better for you...
gotoAndStop(jumpframe_txt.text, "Section1"); // go to frame
jumpframe_txt.text = String("");