SQL not yielding expected results

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Published on 2010-05-27T21:01:12Z Indexed on 2010/05/27 21:51 UTC
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I have three tables related to this particular query:

  • Lawson_Employees: LawsonID (pk), LastName, FirstName, AccCode (numeric)
  • Lawson_DeptInfo: AccCode (pk), AccCode2 (don't ask, HR set up), DisplayName
  • tblExpirationDates: EmpID (pk), ACLS (date), EP (date), CPR (date), CPR_Imported (date), PALS (date), Note

The goal is to get the data I need to report on all those who have already expired in one or more certification, or are going to expire in the next 90 days.

Some important notes:

  • This is being run as part of a vbScript, so the 90-day date is being calculated when the script is run. I'm using 2010-08-31 as a placeholder since its the result at the time this question is being posted.
  • All cards expire at the end of the month. (which is why the above date is for the end of August and not 90 days on the dot)
  • A valid EP card supersedes ACLS certification, but only the latter is required of some employees. (wasn't going to worry about it until I got this question answered, but if I can get the help I'll take it)
  • The CPR column contains the expiration date for the last class they took with us. (NULL if they didn't take any classes with us)
  • The CPR_Imported column contains the expiration date for the last class they took somewhere else. (NULL if they didn't take it elsewhere, and bravo for following policy)
  • The distinction between CPR classes is important for other reports. For purposes of this report, all we really care about is which one is the most current - or at least is currently current.
  • If I have to, I'll ignore ACLS and PALS for the time being as it is non-compliance with CPR training that is the big issue at the moment. (not that the others won't be, but they weren't mentioned in the last meeting...)

Here's the query I have so far, which is giving me good data:

SELECT 
    iEmp.LawsonID, iEmp.LastName, iEmp.FirstName, 
    dept.AccCode2, dept.DisplayName, 
    Exp.ACLS, Exp.EP, Exp.CPR, Exp.CPR_Imported, Exp.PALS, Exp.Note 
FROM (Lawson_Employees AS iEmp 
        LEFT JOIN Lawson_DeptInfo AS dept ON dept.AccCode = iEmp.AccCode) 
        LEFT JOIN tblExpirationDates AS Exp ON iEmp.LawsonID = Exp.EmpID 
WHERE iEmp.CurrentEmp = 1 
    AND ((Exp.ACLS <= #2010-08-31# 
            AND Exp.ACLS IS NOT NULL)
        OR (Exp.CPR <= #2010-08-31# 
            AND Exp.CPR_Imported <= #2010-08-31#) 
        OR (Exp.PALS <= #2010-08-31# 
            AND Exp.PALS IS NOT NULL))
ORDER BY dept.AccCode2, iEmp.LastName, iEmp.FirstName;

After perusing the result set, I think I'm missing some expiration dates that should be in the result set. Am I missing something? This is the sucky part of being the only developer in the department... no one to ask for a little help.

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