Exporting large PDF document in inDesign

I'm exporting a large file (3m in length x 1.2m in width) in inDesign to PDF for print and the document just will not save, or if it does, only half the document actually saves. Help please!

I don't think so. A PDF can have several hundrets of miles now.
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Am 09.07.2014 um 12:09 schrieb Peter Spier <[email protected]>:
Exporting large PDF document in inDesign
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Your file may be larger than the maximum dimensions for a PDF (not sure what they are, currently). Try working at half-size in ID and see if it makes a difference.
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