Using Threads in VB

Hi,

I need to monitor the Db periodically from my VB prog.
Can i create a thread and make it run after every 2 min ( say after every 2 min i need to monitor whether any record has been updated in the db) ?

In Java we can do that easily..Is there any other way of monitoring an external resource from VB other than using thread..

If i close the VB App, then shall i need to kill the thread explicitly ??

If any of you can provide some sample code that will be of great help..

Thanks in Advance..
Sateesh

I don't know about threading in VB6 but I do in .NET ! as another solution , you can use timers .