Patent ID: 8739122

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, in a routine running in a computer, a location identifier configured to selectively identify between a clipboard storage location and a registry storage location, the location identifier comprising: a first value configured to identify the clipboard storage location, wherein the clipboard storage location references a clipboard maintained by an operating system of the computer when selectively identifying the clipboard storage location; and a second value configured to identify the registry storage location, wherein the registry storage location references a registry maintained by an operating system of the computer when selectively identifying the registry storage location; receiving, in the routine running in the computer, output from a command line utility via a piping function of an operating system of the computer, wherein the command line utility is a utility executable in the operating system from a command line prompt; and storing, by the routine running in the computer, the output received from the command line utility in the clipboard maintained by the operating system based upon the location identifier comprising the first value; or storing, by the routine running in the computer, the output received from the command line utility in the registry based upon the location identifier comprising the second value.