@titaniumdecoy: I want to know if I can do it without javascript or other such client-side techs.
@DaWei: I hadn't really considered defining the object but the html would be this
<iframe name="someFrame" src="somePage.html"></iframe>
<a href="someOtherPage.html" target="someFrame">click here</a>
So basically someOtherPage.html appears in the iframe when you click on the link. Can I do this using objects?
@Grich: my question specifically refers to the HTML Strict standard, hence why I'm asking if it can be done this way.