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HTML

<script src="http://www.steamdev.com/zclip/js/jquery.zclip.js"></script>
<body>
   <div class="search-results">
                <div>
                    <p>
                     <span class="policy-number hidden">copy</span> 
                        <span>This Works</span>
                    </p>
                    <p> This table doesn't</p>
    <table cellspacing="0" rules="all" border="1" id="gvSearchResults" style="border-collapse:collapse;">
        <tbody><tr style="color:White;background-color:#5D7B9D;font-weight:bold;">
            <th scope="col">&nbsp;</th><th scope="col">Policy Number</th><th scope="col"><a href="javascript:__doPostBack('gvSearchResults','Sort$POLICY_STATUS')" style="color:White;">Policy Status</a></th><th scope="col"><a href="javascript:__doPostBack('gvSearchResults','Sort$LAST_MODIFIED_BY')" style="color:White;">Last Modified_by</a></th><th scope="col">TCAS Notes</th>
        </tr><tr>
            <td><a href="javascript:__doPostBack('gvSearchResults','Select$0')">Select</a></td><td>
                        <span class="policy-number hidden">copy</span> 
                        <span>EMN5001895-00</span>
                        </td><td>Policy</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>
                        <input name="gvSearchResults$ctl02$ctl01" type="hidden" class="tcas_notes" value="04/11/2011 09:24:00 - Amy Bellingrath - cc dec for ren - emailed christadsandig@yahoo.com
02/11/2011 15:03:00 - JM - LM and emailed to offer ALZ rollover"> 
                        <a class="noteslink ui-button ui-widget ui-state-default ui-corner-all ui-button-text-icon-secondary" role="button"><span class="ui-button-text">Notes</span><span class="ui-button-icon-secondary ui-icon ui-icon-document"></span></a>
                        </td>
        </tr><tr style="color:#284775;background-color:#E2E2E2;">
            <td><a href="javascript:__doPostBack('gvSearchResults','Select$1')" style="color:#284775;">Select</a></td><td>
                        <span...

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function() {
        var selectedElement = null;
        
        $(".policy-number").zclip({
            path: "http://www.steamdev.com/zclip/js/ZeroClipboard.swf",
            copy: function() {
                return $(this).text();
            },
            afterCopy: function() {
               alert('ok')
            }
        });
       
        
    });