Here is my problem: I run an Excel macro to pull data off a website every 5 minutes, etc. I want a specific field in the spreadsheet to link with a corresponding field in a filemaker database, i.e. every five minutes the macro will run and the data in this field will change; I want the change to be reflected in the filemaker database through a link and not a manual script/import. Ideally, the macro will run in the background and the Filemaker database will be the only thing I use. Any suggestions? Your help is greatly appreciated.

This sounds more like an Excel question. Perhaps you can look for macro help in the Excel Help or an Excel forum.

I don't know what your spreadsheet is doing that it's so critical to keep it up-to-date, but if you want true integration, then you may be better off putting everything into one or the other.