Hash table:
Servlet side:Hashtable ht = new Hashtable();
ResultSet rsc = db.selectdb(cases_sql_1);    // run cases_sql_1 query to select from the database
try{
while (rsc.next()){
       ht.put(rsc.getString(1), rsc.getString(3));   // placing 1st field as a key and 3rd field as a value from the
                                                                     // selected rows into the hashtable. Instead of field name you
                                                                     // place it by field name
                                                                     // ht.put(rsc.getString("CUST_NO"),rsc.getString("CASES"))
}
catch (Exception e {System.out.println(e.Message()); }
req.setAttribute("ht",ht)                                    // passing to the jsp as a parameter
                                                                     // You can also set session as session.setAttribute("ht",ht)
//To see the data
for (Enumeration e = ht.keys(); e.hasMoreElements();)
{object_key = (String) e.nextElements();            // Get the key's
  System.out.println("Key = " + object_key + " Value = " + ht.get(object_key));  / Get the Value of  the key.
}


jsp side
<%@ page import = "java.util.*" %>
<%@ page import = "java.io.*, java.util.Hashtable" %>

<% Hashtable ht = new Hashtable();
      ht = (Hashtable) request.getAttribute("ht");   //getting ht from passed parameter by servlet
                                                                  //Getting from session - ht=(Hashtable) session.getAttribute("ht");
      //You do not have to use following loop this is just for just understaning enumeration loop
   for (Enumeration e = ht.keys(); e.hasMoreElements();)
  {object_key = (String) e.nextElements();            // Get the key's
  System.out.println("Key = " + object_key + " Value = " + ht.get(object_key));  / Get the Value of  the key.
%>
<TD>Cases value for cust is <%ht.get(cust_no)%><TD>    
// In this case I am setting cust_no from selected vector
//<%String cust_no;
//Vector vec = new Vector()
//vec = (Vector) request.getAttribute("OP");

//for (int i = 0; i<vec.size(); i++}
// {CustProfileHistoryBean cph = (CustomerProfileHistoryBean) vec.elementAt(i);
//   cust_no = cph.getcustomer_no();}
<TD>Cases value for cust is <%ht.get(cust_no)%><TD>