topic Export to KML tool question in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/export-to-kml-tool-question/m-p/33745#M192 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Strange number sequencing in kml output of Object IDs in shape files.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>In Google Earth's table of contents the numbers are off sequence.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Please see attached screen shot</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:56:42 GMT PR 2011-01-31T21:56:42Z Export to KML tool question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/export-to-kml-tool-question/m-p/33745#M192 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Strange number sequencing in kml output of Object IDs in shape files.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>In Google Earth's table of contents the numbers are off sequence.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Please see attached screen shot</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:56:42 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/export-to-kml-tool-question/m-p/33745#M192 PR 2011-01-31T21:56:42Z Re: Export to KML tool question https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/export-to-kml-tool-question/m-p/33746#M193 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><BLOCKQUOTE class="jive-quote">Strange number sequencing in kml output of Object IDs in shape files.<BR />In Google Earth's table of contents the numbers are off sequence.<BR />Please see attached screen shot</BLOCKQUOTE><BR /><SPAN> </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>I figured it out.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>When i created the field for Object-ID i used "Text" type instead of the default "Short Integer".</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Using "short integer" produced the correct sort after exporting to kml.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:17:22 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-explorer-desktop-questions/export-to-kml-tool-question/m-p/33746#M193 PR 2011-02-01T12:17:22Z