I guess you want something like: 
my (@array, $keep);
while (<$handle>) {
    if (!@array) {$keep = /FIRST_PATTERN/;}
    next unless $keep; # Next if we haven't seen the first pattern.
    push @array, $_;
    next unless $keep = !/SECOND_PATTERN/;
                       # Next unless the second pattern is seen.
    process_array \@array; # Process and print
    print @array;
    @array = ();
}

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As for 'array manipulation', what kind of manipulation are you looking for? What is it what you want that splice doesn't do for you?
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In reply to Re: Simple Array Followup by Perl Mouse
in thread Simple Array Followup by jriggs420

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