Variable assignment in EasyC

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I usually use MPLAB for programming, but since I was teaching complete beginners this year I decided to use EasyC instead. My question is this: How can I assign a value from the OI to a variable in EasyC. For example, in MPLAB I would make a statement like

myVariable = p1_y;

or

myVariable = pwm01;

I know how to use the assignment block to assign specific values to a variable, and I know how to use the OIToPWM block, but I want to take the pwm value and assign it to a variable.

Thanks.