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 local allSides = VP_GetSides();  --returns a indexed table of sides.
 for k,v in pairs(allSides) do
   print(string.format("side[%d]  name: %s    guid: %s", k, v.name, v.guid))
 end
 
 --check if a side exists basic
 if VP_GetSide({name='United States'}) ~=nil then --note it can be non-nil error message though.
   print("side exists as return value was non-nil");
 end
 
 --check if a side exist extended.
 local function sideExists(sideName)
   local retVal,sObj = pcall(VP_GetSide,{name=sideName});  --suppress error if one happens
   if((sObj~=nil and retval==true) and sObj.guid~=nil) then  --was a successful call and the object isn't an error msg.
      return true;
   end
   return false; --default\anything else happens return false; 
 end
 
 if sideExists('United States') then print('Exists!');
 else print('Does not exist!');
 end