Second attempt...
In Word 2007, with both .txt and .csv files, you need to get Word to use
its internal text converter (otherwise it will use the ODBC driver or
OLE DB provider and will still only see 255 columns). Since the Text
files option is no longer displayed in "Confirm Data Source" (no idea
why), your best bet is to
a. check Show All
b. select "All Word Documents"
(you can't see the full list of extensions that that is supposed to
cover, and elsewhere similar lists suggest that .txt and .csv are not
covered, but I think Word tries to do the right thing even so)
Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk