<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.dataTables.min.js" ></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/jquery.getURLParam.js" ></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="path/to/ZeroClipboard/ZeroClipboard.js"></script>
<script>
jQuery(function() {
jQuery(".dataTables_filter :input").after("<button id='clipLink'>Link to search</button>"); // set button for copy
var oSearch = $.getURLParam("search"); //utilize the getURLParam plugin to return the ?search= param(s)
	e = jQuery.Event("keyup"); //set enter event
	e.which = 13 //enter key
	if (oSearch != null) { //must be null and not blank for a url
		jQuery(".dataTables_filter :input").val(oSearch.replace(/%20/g, ' ')).trigger(e)// find all url encoded spaces and replace them, fabricate enter press
	}
 
	jQuery("button#clipLink").zclip({
   		path: "path/to/ZeroClipboard/ZeroClipboard.swf",
    	copy: function(){
		if(jQuery(".dataTables_filter :input").val() == "") {
			alert("please enter a search term");
			return false;
		} else {
			var pathname = window.location.href;
			searchTerm = jQuery(".dataTables_filter :input").val();
			result = pathname.substring(5, pathname.indexOf('/')) + "path/to/datatables/page/?search=" + searchTerm;
			jQuery("#copiedLink").val(result);
			return jQuery("#copiedLink").val();
		}
	}
	});
});
</script>