Creating large documents in InDesign... is there a limit?

Hi,
I am creating a 1000 page document in InDesign through plug-in. The pages contians simple text objects and a logo, no high-quality graphics etc. But on reaching above 700 pages the application crashes (debug version). The memory for InDesign touches about 1.4gb of usage (out of 2gb total memory). Is it usual?or something wrong with the plug-in.
What should I do to create documents with 1000, 2000 number of pages through indesign, is there a limit? is there an option that I can use to cache pages on disk, so that it doesn't reach out of memory?
Regards,
MS

I'm working on a Document with 1400 and still everything works. It depends how you creating your document. It also depends on a memory management in your plugin. Maybe using books can solve tour problem.
cropas

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