How many columns are too many for a SQL Server 2005 table?

Question

I have a request to allow a dynamic table to have 1000 columns(randomly selected by my end users). This seems like a bad idea to me. It\'s a customizable table so it will

Answer 1

That is too many. Any more than 50 columns wide and you are asking for trouble in performance, code maintenance, and troubleshooting when there are problems.