docs: public static Long getSeqStart(Properties prop)
      {
          String result = prop.getProperty(PROP_SEQ_START, null);
          if(result == null)
          {
              result = prop.getProperty(PROP_SEQ_START_OLD, null);
          }
          if(result != null)
          {
              return new Long(Long.parseLong(result));
          }
          else
          {
              return null;
          }
      }