function addItemToChar (iChar, iItem)
local char = getObject("Characters[" .. iChar .. "]")
local items = char:getLinks(VCharacterItems)
local gameItem = getObject("Game.GameItems[" .. iItem.. "]")
table.insert(items, gameItem)
-- debugging
for i = 1, table.maxn(items) do
print('item ' .. i .. ': ')
print(items[i])
end
char:setValue(VCharacterItems, items)
end