javascript - AJAX: is it possible to return a custom error message from server side when the function call fails/errors?

I have an ajax call to a vb function. The vb function fails because the dataTable the query alludes to CFG_QUERY_REPORT does not exist in the database.

I want the error message from the catch in vb to be returned to the 'error' of the ajax so that I can display that error to the user. The reason being that the error message in VB states precisely that the table does not exist in the database, whereas the error that is actually displayed to the user from here

error: function (a, b, c) {
            alert("Ajax call to multiAjax failed: " + a);
        }

does not tell the user the error is due to a table that doesn't exist. The ajax error message is useless.

How can I display the error message from the vb catch to the user?

Thanks

ajax:

function multiAjax(funcName, queryName, onSuccess) {

    var result = null;
    $.ajax({
        type: "POST",
        url: "WebService1.asmx/" + funcName,
        contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
        dataType: "json",
        success: function (Response) {
            onSuccess(Response)
        },
        data: JSON.stringify({ "queryName": queryName }),

        error: function (a, b, c) {
            alert("Ajax call to multiAjax failed: " + a);
        }
    });
}

VB

    Public Function getQueryNo()
        Try
            Dim queryNumberSql As String
            Dim queryNo As Integer

            Using dr As New DataReader(dif)
                queryNumberSql =
                "SELECT min(unused) AS unused
            FROM (
                 SELECT MIN(t1.QUERY_NUMBER)+1 as unused

                 FROM CFG_QUERY_REPORT AS t1
                 WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM CFG_QUERY_REPORT AS t2 WHERE t2.QUERY_NUMBER = t1.QUERY_NUMBER+1)
                 UNION
                 -- Special case for missing the first row
                 SELECT 1
                 FROM CFG_QUERY_REPORT AS t1
                 WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM CFG_QUERY_REPORT WHERE QUERY_NUMBER = 1)
            ) AS subquery"

                dr.ExecuteReader(queryNumberSql)

                While dr.Read()
                    queryNo = Integer.Parse(dr("unused"))
                End While

                Return queryNo
            End Using
        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine($"Error trying to set query number: {ex}")
            Return ex
        End Try

    End Function