ode> may be
         out-of-date.
    </p>
      <p>
         The <code class="methodname">DbSequence::stat()</code> method cannot be transaction-protected.  For
         this reason, it should be called in a thread of control that has no
         open cursors or active transactions.
    </p>
      <p>
         The <code class="methodname">DbSequence::stat()</code> <span>
            
            <span>
                method either returns a non-zero error value or throws an
                exception that 