Controlling Iframes with links in parent page (CS4)

OK, here's what i'm trying to do: I have a number of "calculators" for a home loan company, and I want them to show up in an Iframe (when the corresponding link is clicked) on the page instead of opening in a new window. How does one go about this?
Help a Dreamweaver damsel in distress?

Nevermind, I got my answer elsewhere. For anyone who wants to know:
When you declare your iframe, be sure to give it a name, like this:
<iframe src="somepage.html" name="myframe"></iframe>
Then in your link itself, give it a target of the name of the iframe:
<a href="PageToAppearInTheIframe.html" target="myframe">Link Text</a>
or simply define the frame in the target box while the link text/image is selected.

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Thanks
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Actually, I did carefully choose this forum as being the most appropriate since my question, or rather what I imagine the answer might be, will involve things like scripting and/or cookies.
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