# PetscGetInitialDate

Gets the date the program was started on.

### Synopsis

    int PetscGetInitialDate(char date[],int len)

Not collective

### Input Parameter

len -length of string to hold date

### Output Parameter

date -the date

### Notes

This is Y2K compliant.

This function does not make a system call and thus may be called from an error handler.

### See Also

PetscGetDate()

Level:beginner
Location: src/sys/src/time/fdate.c
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