Ed,

> I'm trying to see if I can rewrite the way the generator value is acquired
> such that I create and end a new transaction for each request. I am
> thinking
> that this will enable it to be more stable, at the cost of some
> performance.

Dedicating a transaction to getting the generator value makes it work
reliably. Therefore, even though it will be a bit of a performance hit, I
think it's worth it to have the increased reliability.

Jason