I haven't got several jobs because my VBA wasn't up to scratch.

[yabi]

I know the meaning of scratch but can't understand its meaning in the end of following sentence:

That's how I learn't so much stuff. But it minded me, some companies insist on VBA as a minimum requirement, That just makes so much sense. And yes, I haven't got several jobs because my VBA wasn't up to scratch.

Is it an idiom?

 

[Barque]

my VBA wasn't up to scratch.

It's an idiomatic phrase. Not up to scratch = not good enough.


Please tell us your source. Also, I think there's a mistake in the words you quoted.

But it minded me,

This is probably "reminded". There are a couple of other mistakes too.

 

[emsr2d2]

@yabi Where did you find that sentence? You must quote your source every time you copy something you didn't write yourself.

 

[Skrej]

A similar variation you might encounter is 'up to snuff'.

Webster's and Cambridge suggest that 'snuff' is the AmE version, while 'scratch' is the BrE version. 'Snuff' is certainly more common in my area, but I'm not sure if that represents the entire US or not.

 

[probus]

Here in Canada you may hear either. Scratch is also used of golf. A scratch golfer is one whose handicap is zero, in other words a very good player.

 

[yabi]

I copied the sentence from https://www.mrexcel.com It was about a user's personal experience with Macro in Excel. I will try to find the exact post and send it. But I am curious why should I quote the source?

It's an idiomatic phrase. Not up to scratch = not good enough.


Please tell us your source. Also, I think there's a mistake in the words you quoted.

This is probably "reminded". There are a couple of other mistakes too

 

[yabi]

I copied from this link:

On Sunday, I'll have been using Excel for 30 years. If anyone has been using Excel for longer please reply! Well reply anyway!

I did a look at how long I’ve been using Excel. I must be one of the old timers! I came to this board in about 2006 (it used to tell me) and blimey has MrExcel.Com saved my bacon how many times! And still does to this day! Windows 3 came out in 1992, May 22nd. I worked at an Investment...

www.mrexcel.com

 

[emsr2d2]

But I am curious why should I quote the source?

It's a legal requirement. We have strict copyright laws in the UK, where the forum is based. Whenever you quote someone else's words, you must quote the source and the author.

 

[Tarheel]

I copied the sentence from https://www.mrexcel.com It was about a user's personal experience with Macro in Excel. I will try to find the exact post and send it. But I am curious. Why should I quote the source?

I would expect, "I've missed out on several jobs ...."

In any case, I didn't see that sentence there.

 

[Tarheel]

I copied from this link:

On Sunday, I'll have been using Excel for 30 years. If anyone has been using Excel for longer please reply! Well reply anyway!

I did a look at how long I’ve been using Excel. I must be one of the old timers! I came to this board in about 2006 (it used to tell me) and blimey has MrExcel.Com saved my bacon how many times! And still does to this day! Windows 3 came out in 1992, May 22nd. I worked at an Investment...

www.mrexcel.com

I found it. It's in there near the end.