title: SQL Server on Linux > Bulk Import error
body: <p>did you ever get this error when trying to bulk insert a .tsv file into sql-server-linux docker image:</p>
  
  <p><code>Referenced external data source "(null)" not found.</code></p>
  
  <p>Here's the command, table exists, file exists on server:</p>
  
  <pre><code>BULK INSERT countries FROM '/import/file.tsv'
  WITH (
    FIELDTERMINATOR = '\t'
  );
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Thank you
  Thomas</p>