private static MessageConsole findConsole(String name) {

		if (ConsolePlugin.getDefault() == null)
			return null;
		ConsolePlugin plugin = ConsolePlugin.getDefault();
		IConsoleManager conMan = plugin.getConsoleManager();
		IConsole[] existing = conMan.getConsoles();
		for (int i = 0; i < existing.length; i++)
			if (name.equals(existing[i].getName())) {
				conMan.showConsoleView(existing[i]);
				return (MessageConsole) existing[i];
			}
		// no console found, so create a new one
		MessageConsole myConsole = new MessageConsole(name, null);
		conMan.addConsoles(new IConsole[] { myConsole });
		return myConsole;
	}

public MessageConsoleStream getMessageStream() {
		MessageConsole myConsole = findConsole("console");
		if (myConsole != null) {

			IWorkbench wb = PlatformUI.getWorkbench();
			IWorkbenchWindow win = wb.getActiveWorkbenchWindow();
			IWorkbenchPage page = win.getActivePage();
			String id = IConsoleConstants.ID_CONSOLE_VIEW;
			IConsoleView view;
			try {

				view = (IConsoleView) page.showView(id);
				view.display(myConsole);

				return myConsole.newMessageStream();
			} catch (PartInitException e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
		}
		return null;
	}