File naming by time picture taken - 12h clock?

I love the flexibility that Lightroom gives in naming exported pictures. Is there a way to have it use a 12h clock instead of 24h? In other words, how can I get Lightroom to generate file names like
20071107 IMG_0010 (1055a).jpg
20071107 IMG_0011 (0112p).jpg
instead of
20071107 IMG_0010 (1055).jpg
20071107 IMG_0011 (1312).jpg
? I currently handle this by letting Lightroom export then applying a bulk rename utility, but it would be great if Lightroom could do it all. Thanks.

Thanks, Judith, for your quick response. Sorry that I did a poor job asking my question - I do know how to do what you have kindly suggested, but I was wondering how to format, say, 10:30p not as 2230 in the 24h clock, but as 1030 and, even better, 1030p. Thanks!
--Dilip

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