Ksh-88e shell array question

[lwv27 at CAS.BITNET]

I am attempting to turn a ksh variable into an array and then back
into the variable after manipulation.  Here is what I have:

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#! /bin/ksh


# Now convert this into an array

IFS=":" ; export IFS

set -A tbl $PATH

size=${#tbl[*]}

i=0
while [ $i -lt $size ] ; do
        echo "Table element $i is ${tbl[$i]}"
        ((i+=1))
done

lst="${tbl[*]}"
lst2="${tbl[@]}"
echo $lst
echo $lst2

exit 0

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The problem is that I cannot figure out how to get the colons back into
the PATH.  What I want to be able to do is to null out entries all together,
so they are not even present.  What I would REALLY like to do is to
have something like an array 'shift' type mechanism I think!
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