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# Triggered Send Functions

These functions allow access to the triggered email feature via server-side JavaScript.

## Load

In your server-side JavaScript code, first load the core library using this syntax:

```
Platform.Load("core","1");
```

Use this sample code as a model to construct your own server-side JavaScript code. You can’t use the associated functions in the context of an email message or email preview.

## Initialization

To use an object in conjunction with the Triggered Send Server-side JavaScript functions, you must first initialize that object. For example, if you plan to send to a triggered send using the external key value of "support", use this sample code to initialize that triggered send:

```
var triggeredSend = TriggeredSend.Init("support");
```

Once you initialize an object, you can use that object in conjunction with the associated functions.