[Gambas-user] static functions in libraries?

[Rob]

OK, so I actually tried to use my shiny new library in a project, 
and after bashing my head against the wall because the IDE 
didn't recognize the "Loan" class despite the presence of USE 
"Finance" (with Finance in the same directory), I finally put 
"Public Loan as Loan" at the top of the module and "Loan = NEW 
Loan" in my sub after the USE, and then it complained because 
the functions I wrote are static.  But taking out the Loan = NEW 
Loan caused the functions to die with "Null object" (which makes 
sense.)

So is it not possible to put static subs and functions into a 
library?  Can I not just tell my users to USE "Finance" at the 
start of their sub main and then use my static functions at 
will?  I'm trying to use the libraries to add functions they 
think are lacking in Gambas, not create a "Loan object" or 
whatever.

Rob