Question : SQL statement (left join) not working as expected

I have a table called luDocumentTypes which has Insurance and License document types. I have another table called tblContractorDocuments.

Currently there are 4 type of Insurance related document types in luDocumentTypes and 3 License related document types.

I need a query that will return all insurance types for each contractorID. I thought that was an easy Left Join (show all luDocumentTypes) but that's not working. I have attached the sql statement I tried.

I am needing
Type 1 Contractor 1 DocType 1 expires 3//1/08
Type 2 Contractor 1 DocType 2 null
Type 3 Contractor 1 DocType 3 expires 5/1/08
Type 4 Contractor 1 DocType 4 null

Type 1 Contractor 2 DocType 1 null
Type 2 Contractor 2 DocType 2 expires 8/1/08
etc...

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             SELECT tblContractorDocuments.ContractorID, luDocumentTypes.DocumentTypeID, luDocumentTypes.DocumentType, tblContractorDocuments.DocumentNumber, tblContractorDocuments.ExpireDate
FROM luDocumentTypes LEFT JOIN tblContractorDocuments ON luDocumentTypes.DocumentTypeID = tblContractorDocuments.DocumentTypeID
WHERE (((luDocumentTypes.IsInsurance)=True))
ORDER BY tblContractorDocuments.ContractorID, luDocumentTypes.DocumentType;

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Answer : SQL statement (left join) not working as expected

got it...I did the cartisan (or however it's spelled) join first...

                       
             SELECT dt.DocumentTypeID, dt.DocumentType, dt.ContractorID, tblContractorDocuments.DocumentNumber, tblContractorDocuments.ExpireDate
FROM (SELECT tblContractors.ContractorID, luDocumentTypes.DocumentTypeID, luDocumentTypes.DocumentType
FROM luDocumentTypes, tblContractors
WHERE (((luDocumentTypes.IsInsurance)=True))
ORDER BY tblContractors.ContractorID, luDocumentTypes.DocumentType) AS dt LEFT JOIN tblContractorDocuments ON (dt.DocumentTypeID = tblContractorDocuments.DocumentTypeID) AND (dt.ContractorID = tblContractorDocuments.ContractorID)

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