It's pretty rare, in my experience, that one of Rob's scripts doesn't work when correctly installed and invoked, unless I'm the one doing it :-)
I made a sample project:
I modified the script to invoke OmniOutliner instead of OO Pro, saved it (as type Script), and added the script to my OF toolbar.
I then selected the project by clicking on the top row on the right hand side of the OmniFocus window.
Finally, I invoked the OF2OO script by clicking its toolbar button, and got this in OmniOutliner:
I opened the note on that first action so you could see that the note field came across as well.
Now, both Rob and I use Snow Leopard, and there is a possibility that this is something that is a Lion-only bug. If I encounter a Lion machine where I can install OmniFocus, I'll try it out and report back.
By the way, those images come to you via IMG tags. Something like this should work (replace "I MG" with "IMG", I needed to keep the forum software from thinking I had too many images in the post):
Code:
[I MG]http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4882/screenshot20111226at110.png[/I MG]
As for your data being trapped, it's all there in an easily readable XML format, with no attempt made to lock you in. OmniFocus has essentially the same outlining operations available as OmniOutliner, so if the ultimate destination is OmniFocus, I'd skip the trip to OmniOutliner. Otherwise, in my experience Rob's script works well to go to OmniOutliner, and he has variants for some other apps as well. It should be possible to modify his script to emit documents for just about any scriptable app that allows creation of rows via the scripting interface. If you aren't happy with your OO purchase, contact
sales@omnigroup.com within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.