Without a working code snippet, it is hard for me to divine what you really are trying to do......but I think you are looking for a way to switch array references in the optionmenu. Look at this example, and see if it yields a clue, all you need to do is figure out that AoAoA structure, and manipulate it. Also see Setting options in Tk::Optionmenu without the callback? 
#!/usr/bin/perl

=head1
In article <1177961957.521777.74770@l77g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>, ken
+@shail.co.uk says...
> I am using an optionMenu to select the native language.
> I therefore need to have the text in the -option array/list change
> when it has been used to select a new language.
> For example if "German" is selected that needs to change to "Deutch"
+.
> Only the original array gets used.
> I have tried using a scalar to house the option array reference and
> then pointing it to a new array for the new language but the origina
+l
> reference seems to be retained.

Does the following do what you want?
=cut

use strict;
use warnings;
use Tk;

my $reconfiguring;
my %configuration = (
    language => 0,
);

my $mw = tkinit;
my @languages = (
    [[English  => 0], [German   => 1], [French       => 2]],
    [[Englisch => 0], [Deutch   => 1], [Franzoesisch => 2]],
    [[Anglais  => 0], [Allemand => 1], [Francais     => 2]],
);

my $om = $mw->Optionmenu(
    -variable => \$configuration{language},
    -options  => $languages[$configuration{language}],
)->pack;
$om->configure(-command => sub{reconfigure($_[0])});

MainLoop;

sub reconfigure {
    my($language) = @_;
    if (! $reconfiguring) {
    $reconfiguring = 1;
    $om->configure(-options  => $languages[$language]);
    $reconfiguring = 0;
    }
}

__END__

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In reply to Re: TK Native Option Menu - Options Update Problems by zentara
in thread TK Native Option Menu - Options Update Problems by merrymonk

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