...
while (my $pointer = $sth->fetchrow_hashref){

$myfile_number = &cleaner ($pointer->{'file#'});
print $myfile_number;
}

##</code><code>##

...
while (my $pointer = $sth->fetchrow_hashref){

$c++;

$myfile_number = &cleaner ($pointer->{'file#'});
#print $myfile_number; Don't print here
}
print $myfile_number;