Script to Open Particle Expression

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string $ls[] = `ls -sl`;
string $paShapes[\] = `pickWalk -d down $ls[0\]`;
expressionEditor "" $paShapes[0\] "";

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Create Particle Stickiness

This is quite simple, in runtime expression:

if (waterShape1.collisionGeometryIndex != -1)
waterShape1.velocity -= waterShape1.collisionNormal * $sticky;

Maya Api: Get MObject by Name

const char *objName = c->GetObjName();
MSelectionList selection;
selection.add( MString( objName ) );

MObject curveObj;
MDagPath dagPath;
MString txt;

if( selection.length() )
selection.getDependNode(0, curveObj );

if( curveObj != MObject::kNullObj )
MFnNurbsCurve( curveObj );