Linked page opening in new window instead of current window

Hello, I would appreciate some help to the following problem: I've posted it to the PHP and HTML worlds but maybe it's a frontpage problem.
The basic question that I think I am asking: When linking to another page in html <a> does it have to have an .htm extension to open in the same window? The details are:
I am developing a site in frontpage 2002. I am using shared borders with hyperlinks on the left border. Each hyperlink has a parameter set in the hyperlink dialog box. A sample:

These are in the left.htm file that frontpage writes in its hidden _borders directory.

My phpdetails.php file generates content dynamically with the passed parameter. It has the identical header as other pages. During the php section the program uses the parameter passed from left.htm, retrieves data from a mysql table, formats it and displays it. However, it displays the data in a new window without the shared borders.

This is not what I expected as I thought the server would see what looks like a link to just another page. I do not want a new window and I do want the borders. What am I missing!

<html>

<head>
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 5.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<title>company name</title>
<meta name="Microsoft Theme" content="black-funtime 011, default">
<meta name="Microsoft Border" content="tlb, default">
</head>

<body>

<?php
$id2=$id;

read data
create table
display data
end

Linked page opening in new window instead of current window

does html require an .htm extension to open in same window?

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