Use ping output to create a CSV - function

Question

I have written following code to use ping command to ping multiple computers, I would like to capture following values it:
Reply from / Request timed out etc.
Actual IP Address of the remote host
This function is working fine however, if I am trying to get its returned values to a CSV I am unable to do so.
# Declaration of the function name and expected parameters
Function Ping-Check{
[cmdletbinding()]
PARAM (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$True,
ValueFromPipeline=$True,
ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName=$True,
HelpMessage='Enter the name of the remote host.')]
[String]$ObjCompName
)
Begin{
# Setup the Process startup info
$pinfo = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
$pinfo.FileName = "ping.exe"
$pinfo.Arguments = " -a " + $ObjCompName + " -n 2"
$pinfo.UseShellExecute = $false
$pinfo.CreateNoWindow = $true
$pinfo.RedirectStandardOutput = $true
$pinfo.RedirectStandardError = $true
}
Process{
$p = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process
$p.StartInfo = $pinfo
$p.Start() | Out-Null
$p.WaitForExit()
# Redirect the Output
$stdout = $p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd()
$stderr = $p.StandardError.ReadToEnd()
}
End{
Write-Output "stdout: $stdout"
Write-Output "stderr: $stderr"
Write-Output "exit code: " + $p.ExitCode
}
}

Answer 1

There is a Test-Connection cmdlet available in powershell which returns an object array with properties you can use. If you wan't to stick with your attempt, be aware that you have to parse the output yourself.