Changing value of custom profile fields
 

Can anyone tell me an easy way to change the value of a member's custom profile field programatically?

That is, if I create a field called Points, how can I programatically update its value? Is there a function I can call such as setCustomProfileField($user_id, $field, $value) or do I have to use database queries?

If I have to use database queries, can anyone tell me how I can make sure I update the right field for the right user? So if the field is called Points, what would the query be for, say user 26?

Thanks!

You can use the user data manager to do this.