Importing TSV Captions/Metadata into Lightroom?

Does anyone know if it is possible to import a TSV Metadata file into lightroom? I can't seem to find any option for this. Thinking about moving to Lightroom and the only way I can bring 400,000 captions with me is to hopefully Import. If I can't I'm probably staying put. Thanks for any suggestions.

Hello,
Maybe you can use CustomMetaData Plugin http://www.robcole.com/Rob/ProductsAndServices/CustomMetadataLrPlugin/
Stéphane

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