Output a PowerShell object into a string

This code launches ping: ``` $ProcessInfo = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo $ProcessInfo.FileName = "ping.exe" $ProcessInfo.RedirectStandardError = $true $ProcessInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = $true $ProcessInfo.UseShellExecute = $false $ProcessInfo.Arguments = "localhost" $Proc = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process $Proc.StartInfo = $ProcessInfo $Proc.Start() | Out-Null ``` When I type $Proc at the command, ``` $Proc ``` I get this: ``` Handles NPM(K) PM(K) WS(K) VM(M) CPU(s) Id ProcessName ------- ------ ----- ----- ----- ------ -- ----------- 27 3 1936 1852 10 0.02 6832 PING ``` I want to get the data line into a string. So I tried this: ``` $Proc | Format-table -HideTableHeaders ``` And I got this: ``` 27 3 1936 1852 10 0.02 6832 PING ``` I tried this: ``` $Foo = $Proc | Format-table -HideTableHeaders $Foo ``` And got this: ``` Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatStartData Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.GroupStartData Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEntryData Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.GroupEndData Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Internal.Format.FormatEndData ``` So the question is... How do you typically get the nice string output from a powershell object into a string? Ultimately all I'm trying to do is stick the word START in front of the normal output I get when I just type $Proc by itself on a line in my powershell script. ``` START 27 3 1936 1852 10 0.02 6832 PING ``` But, "Start " + $Proc produces this: ``` Start System.Diagnostics.Process (PING) ``` So that's why I thought I'd try to get $Proc into a string.