...
 function showTable(loc) {
  document.getElementById("tableId").innerHTML="Waiting on:" + loc;
  document.getElementById("hiframe").src = loc; 
  }
...
<input type="button" value="run program" onclick="showTable('/cgi-bin/program.pl?parm1=1')">
<iframe id="hiframe" src="about:blank" style="visibility:hidden;display:none"></iframe>
<div id="tableId" style="background-color:lightgray"></div>
....