use strict;
use XML::Simple;

my $xs = new XML::Simple;

my %DATA = (
  'link2' => {
       'attribute' => {
            'x' => '0050',
            'y' => '0050',
            'r' => '100'
              },
       'src' => 'http://foo.com/4158.swf',
       'colours' => {
              'alpha' => '000'
            },
       'name' => 'Future truth oracle'
     }
);

# it's the 'noattr' option that is important here
my $xml = $xs->XMLout(\%DATA, noattr => 1);
print $xml;
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Output:

<opt>
  <link2>
    <attribute>
      <x>0050</x>
      <y>0050</y>
      <r>100</r>
    </attribute>
    <src>http://foo.com/4158.swf</src>
    <colours>
      <alpha>000</alpha>
    </colours>
    <name>Future truth oracle</name>
  </link2>
</opt>
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Cheers,
Ovid

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