Recovering a lost Daa File

Oracle Server( 8.1.6.2, No Archivelog Mode,OS: solaris 2.8)
I lost one of the DF for the TS having n DF's.
While starting the instance i dropped that DF using
alter database datafile <n> offline drop;
then i started the oracle instance in open mode to minimize the recover time.
then i added one DF in place of the lost DF with
alter database create datafile '< lost DF >' as '< new DF >;
which has added one DF in place of that lost DF but its in recover mode.
Its very true that this file has to be in recover mode, as this is offline and the SCN is diff.
As stated by oracle if u need to recover this type of failure with this method
which i opted for then u need to have all the archive logs since the lost DF was created.
But my concern is to change the state of this newly added DF from recover to online.
i know that i cant have the data back without the archive logs, but i dont want that .
just i need to make it online.
Can u suggest some solutioin to this to recover the DF without data means to change the
state from recover to online. or u tell me the way so i can remove the lost DF entry from
the DB after loosing the file and recovering the DB with offline drop.
Thanks in advance
Regards
Rohit Chandok

This is Oracle's guarantee..data is consistent. And so to that note, no, you cannot ONLINE a file unless it is consistent with the rest of the database.
The only way to offline and online a file without requiring recovery is:
1. OFFLINE NORMAL - peforms a checkpoint and all data is consistent to that point
2. Make the tablespace READ-ONLY.
If you have ALL OF THE ONLINE LOGS since the datafile was created, then you can issue recover datafile and enter the online logs at the prompt.
Or, try to restore the last backup of the datafile and apply the online logs.
You can restore the last cold backup of the whole database, which will then make the database consisitent.
Or, you will have to drop the tablespace that contains the lost datafile. You can try to export the data from the files that remain online. After you have salvages any data remaining, then drop and recreate the tablespace and then import the database back in.
When you do not archive, you have limited choices in recovery and understand that you could lose all data since the last cold backup.
If your database is small, you may want to supplement your cold backups with exports.
Or as a last resort, call Oracle consultanting and see if the can 'unload' the data from the tablespace. It will $$.

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