bash scope problem

Hello,

Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong or have set wrong?

From a bash command line, if I type

read -a array

then type
1 2 3

I get an array that contains
array[0]=1
array[1]=2
array[2]=3

All is good.

But, if I type

echo "1 2 3" | read -a array

I don't have any array defined.

It looks like this must be spawning some sort of shell or exec and the array
is being defined locally in that context and then is not returned to my
current shell.

This problem exists even if I try using
declare -a array
and/or
typeset -a array

Call me an idiot for not knowing what must be a trivial problem but please
let me know what I'm doing wrong! How can I do this and bring the array
into the current shell?

Thanks,
Dave

Forgot to mention:

bash --version
GNU bash, version 2.05b.0(1)-release (i386-redhat-linux-gnu)
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Thanks,
Dave

Nevermind, I RTFM'ed the BASH FAQ, found the answer at E4.