function updateCategory($vid, $term) {
 
      // Make sure the database has all the entries
      $parent = 0;
 
      // Is there an ID for this term already?
      $tid = db_result(db_query("SELECT tid FROM {term_data} WHERE vid=%d AND name='%s'",$vid,$term));
      if(!$tid) {
      // Create a new row in term_data for this term
      $tid = db_next_id('{term_data}_tid');
      db_query("INSERT INTO {term_data} VALUES(%d, 1, '%s', '', 0)", $tid, $term);
      db_query("INSERT INTO {term_hierarchy} VALUES(%d, %d)", $tid, $parent);
      }
      // The next term will be a child of this one
      $parent = $tid;
 
      // Now simply associate $tid with the product
      db_query('INSERT INTO {term_node} VALUES(%d, %d)', $product->nid, $tid);
      }