Did the same thing 1.5-2yrs ago.
http://www.mquter.qut.edu.au/mobile/ARTFilterDX/ARTDX.html
Had to cut some corners, because as you said CE is a pain, but works pretty well to be honest. Managed to get it running on pretty much every WM5&6 Smartphone/PocketPC that I've come across.
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Did the same thing 1.5-2yrs ago. http://www.mquter.qut.edu.au/mobile/ARTFilterDX/ARTDX.html Had to cut some corners, because as you said CE is a pain, but works pretty well to be honest. Managed to get it running on pretty much every WM5&6 Smartphone/PocketPC that I've come across.