diff -r 90e7a26811fe db.c
--- a/db.c	Mon Jan 21 02:03:38 2008 +0200
+++ b/db.c	Mon Jan 21 02:08:31 2008 +0200
@@ -182,6 +182,30 @@ gpe_pim_category_name (gint id)
 }
 
 /**
+ * gpe_pim_category_id:
+ * @name: Category name
+ *
+ * Get the category ID by name.
+ *
+ * Returns: Category ID or 0 if doesn't exist.
+ */
+gint 
+gpe_pim_category_id (const gchar *name)
+{
+  GSList *iter;
+
+  for (iter = categories; iter; iter = iter->next)
+    {
+      struct gpe_pim_category *c = iter->data;
+
+      if (!strcasecmp(c->name, name))
+        return c->id;
+    }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+/**
  * gpe_pim_category_colour:
  * @id: Category id
  *
diff -r 90e7a26811fe gpe/pim-categories.h
--- a/gpe/pim-categories.h	Mon Jan 21 02:03:38 2008 +0200
+++ b/gpe/pim-categories.h	Mon Jan 21 02:08:31 2008 +0200
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ extern GSList *gpe_pim_categories_list (
 
 extern gboolean gpe_pim_category_new (const gchar *title, gint *id);
 extern const gchar *gpe_pim_category_name (gint id);
+extern gint gpe_pim_category_id (const gchar *name);
 extern gboolean gpe_pim_category_rename (gint id, gchar *new_name);
 
 /* colour functions */