<script type="text/javascript">
	var someText = '<?=$someText?>'

	function showText () {
		document.getElementById('container').innerHTML = someText
	}
</script>

<a href="#" onclick="showText()">Link</a>
<table name="tblName">
	<tr>
		<td id="container">
		</td>
	</tr>
</table>